Troubleshooting

Diagnostic Tools

source <ip-addr oobm vlan-id>

Source IP address, VLAN ID, or oobm. The source IP address must be owned by the router. If a VLAN is specified, the IP address associated with the specified VLAN is used. For switches that have a separate out-of-band management (OOBM) port, oobm specifies that the traffic originates from the out-of-band management port.

data-size <0-65471>

Size of packet sent. Default: 0 (zero)

data-fill <0-1024>

The data pattern in the packet. Default: Zero length string

Basic Ping

Operation

Ping with

Repetitions

Ping with Repetitions and Timeout

Ping Failure

Figure C-12. Examples of Ping Tests

 

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

 

 

N o t e

To use the ping (or traceroute) command with host names or fully qualified

 

domain names, refer to “DNS Resolver” on page C-79.

 

 

Link Tests

You can issue single or multiple link tests with varying repetitions and timeout periods. The defaults are:

Repetitions: 1 (1 - 999)

Timeout: 5 seconds (1 - 256 seconds)

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