Extreme Networks Summit1 Checking Basic Connectivity, Traceroute, 9Ping Command Parameters

ACCESSING THE SWITCH

CHECKING BASIC CONNECTIVITY

The Summit offers the following two commands for checking basic connectivity:

•ping

•traceroute

•mtrace

PING

The ping command enables you to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a remote IP device. The ping command is available for both the user and administrator privilege level.

The ping command syntax is

ping {continuous} {size <n>} <ip_address>

Options for the ping command are described in Table 3-9.

Table 3-9:Ping Command Parameters

Parameter	Description
continuous	Specifies ICMP echo messages to be sent continuously.
	This option can be interrupted by pressing any key.
size <n>	Specifies the size of the packet.

If a ping request fails, the switch continues to send ping messages until interrupted. Press any key to interrupt a ping request.

TRACEROUTE

The traceroute command enables you to trace the routed path between the switch and a destination endstation. The traceroute command syntax is

traceroute <ip_address>

where ip_address is the IP address of the destination endstation.

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