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Chapter32 Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Connectivity Problems
Note Though other protocol keywords are available with the ping command, they are not supp orted i n this
release.
This example shows how to ping an IP host:
Switch# ping 172.20.52.3
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echoes to 172.20.52.3, timeout is 2 seconds:
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
Switch#
Table32-1 describ es t he po ssibl e pi ng cha racte r out p ut.
To terminate a ping session, enter the escape sequence (Ctrl-^ X by default). You enter the default by
simultaneously pressing and releasing the Ctrl, Shift, and 6 keys, and then pressing the X key.
Using Layer 2 Traceroute
This section describes this information:
Understanding Layer 2 Traceroute, page 32-16
Usage Guidelines, page 32-17
Displaying the Physical Path, page 32-18

Understanding Layer 2 Traceroute

The Layer 2 traceroute feature allows the switch to identify the physical pa th that a packet takes from a
source device to a destination device. Layer 2 traceroute supports only unicast source and destination
MAC addresses. It determines the path by using the MAC address tables of the switches in the path.
When the switch detects a device in the path that does not support Layer 2 traceroute, the switch
continues to send Layer 2 trace queries and lets them time out.
The switch can only identify the path from the source device to the destinatio n device. It cannot identify
the path that a packet takes from source host to the source device or from the destination device to the
destination host.
Table32-1 Ping Output Display Characters
Character Description
! Each exclamation point means receipt of a reply.
. Each period means the network server t ime d out whi le waiting fo r a re ply.
U A destination unreachable error PDU was received.
C A congestion experienced packet was received.
I User interrupted test.
? Unknown packet type.
& Packet lifetime exceeded.