Nortel Networks 2300 Series manual Ping, Host Count num-packets, Count-5

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ping

Tests IP connectivity between a WSS and another device. WSS Software sends an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo packet to the specified device and listens for a reply packet.

Syntax ping host [count num-packets] [dnf] [flood] [interval time] [size size] [source-ip ip- addr vlan-name]

host

count num-packets

dnf

flood

interval time

size size

source-ip ip-addr

source-ip vlan-name

Defaults

•count—5.

•dnf—Disabled.

IP address, MAC address, hostname, alias, or user to ping.

Number of ping packets to send. You can specify from 0 through 2,147,483,647. If you enter 0, WSS Software pings continuously until you interrupt the command.

Enables the Do Not Fragment bit in the ping packet to prevent the packet from being fragmented.

Sends new ping packets as quickly as replies are received, or 100 times per second, whichever is greater.

Note: Use the flood option sparingly. This option creates a lot of traffic and can affect other traffic on the network.

Time interval between ping packets, in milliseconds. You can specify from 100 through 10,000.

Packet size, in bytes. You can specify from 56 through 65,507.

Note: Because the switch adds header information, the ICMP packet size is 8 bytes larger than the size you specify.

IP address, in dotted decimal notation, to use as the source IP address in the ping packets.

VLAN name to use as the ping source. WSS Software uses the IP address configured on the VLAN as the source IP address in the ping packets.

Nortel WLAN—Security Switch 2300 Series Command Line Reference