IPv6 Routing Commands 793
through the default VLAN (VLAN 1), as long as there is a physical path
between the switch and the workstation. The terminal interface sends three
pings to the target station.
Syntax
ping ipv6
{
ip-address
|
hostname
} [size
size
]
•
ipv6-address
— Target IPv6 address to ping.
•
hostname
— Hostname to ping (contact). (Range: 1–158 characters)
•
size
— Size of the datagram. (Range: 48–2048 bytes)
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Privileged EXEC mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example determines whether another computer is on the
network at the IPv6 address specified.
console(config)#ping ipv6 2030:1::1/64
Send count=3, Receive count=0 from 2030:1::1/64
Average round trip time = 0.00 ms
ping ipv6 interface
Use ping ipv6 interface command in the Privileged EXEC mode to
determine whether another computer is on the network. To use the
command, configure the switch for network (in-band) connection. The
source and target devices must have the ping utility enabled and running on
top of TCP/IP. The switch can be pinged from any IP workstation with which
the switch is connected through the default VLAN (VLAN 1), as long as there