Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tools

Number of Packets to Send is the number of times you want the switch to attempt to test a connection.

Timeout in Seconds is the number of seconds to allow per attempt to test a connection before determining that the current attempt has failed.

To halt a Link or Ping test before it concludes, click on the Stop button. To reset the screen to its default settings, click on the Defaults button.

CLI: Ping or Link Tests

Ping Tests. You can issue single or multiple ping tests with varying repiti- tions and timeout periods. The defaults and ranges are:

Repetitions: 1 (1 - 999)

Timeout: 5 seconds (1 - 256 seconds)

Syntax: ping <ip-address> [repetitions <1 - 999>] [timeout <1 - 256>]

Basic Ping

Operation

Ping with

Repetitions

Ping with Repetitions and Timeout

Ping Failure

Figure 11-13.Examples of Ping Tests

To halt a ping test before it concludes, press [Ctrl] [C].

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