IP I
NTERFACE
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OMMANDS
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size - Number of bytes in a packet. (Range: 32-512, default: 32)
The actual packet size will be eight bytes larger than the size specified
because the router adds header information.
Default Setting
This command has no default for the host.
Command Mode
Normal Exec, Privileged Exec
Command Usage
• Use the ping command to see if another site on the network can be
reached.
• Following are some results of the ping command:
-Normal response - The normal response occurs in one to ten seconds,
depending on network traffic.
-Destination does not respond - If the host does not respond, a “timeout”
appears in ten seconds.
-Destination unreachable - The gateway for this destination indicates that the
destination is unreachable.
-Network or host unreachable - The gateway found no corresponding entry in
the route table.
• Press <Esc> to stop pinging.
Example
Related Commands
interface (3-1)
Console#ping 10.1.0.9
Type ESC to abort.
PING to 10.1.0.9, by 5 32-byte payload ICMP packets, timeout is 5 seconds
response time: 10 ms
response time: 10 ms
response time: 10 ms
response time: 10 ms
response time: 0 ms
Ping statistics for 10.1.0.9:
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received (100%), 0 packets lost (0%)
Approximate round trip times:
Minimum = 0 ms, Maximum = 10 ms, Average = 8 ms
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