Usage Information

Example (IPv4)

Version

Added support for the outgoing-interfaceoption for

8.3.12.0link-local IPv6 addressing on the S4810.

Version 8.3.11.1

Introduced on the Z9000.

Version 8.3.7.0

Introduced on the S4810.

Version 8.5.1.0

Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on the ExaScale.

Version 8.4.1.0

IPv6 pinging available on management interface.

Version 8.3.1.0

Introduced extended ping options.

Version 8.2.1.0

Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv6).

Version 8.1.1.0

Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv4).

Version 7.9.1.0

Introduced VRF.

Version 7.6.1.0

Introduced on the S-Series.

Version 7.5.1.0

Introduced on the C-Series.

Version 7.4.1.0

Added support for IPv6 address on the E-Series.

When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP/IPv6 address (Extended Ping), you are prompted for a target IP/IPv6 address, a repeat count, a datagram size (up to 1500 bytes), a timeout (in seconds), and for Extended Commands. For information on the ICMP message codes that return from a ping command, refer to ICMP Message Types.

The following table provides descriptions for the ping command status response symbols displayed in the output.

Symbol

Description

!

Each exclamation point indicates receipt of a reply.

.

Each period indicates the network server timed out while

 

waiting for a reply.

U

A destination unreachable error PDU was received.

Q

Source quench (destination too busy).

M

Could not fragment.

?

Unknown packet type.

&

Packet lifetime exceeded.

Dell#ping 172.31.1.255

Type Ctrl-C to abort.

Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 172.31.1.255, timeout is 2 seconds:

Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.208 0 ms Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.216 0 ms Reply to request 1 from 172.31.1.205 16 ms

::

Reply to request 5 from 172.31.1.209 0 ms

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