Command: PING (Test TCP/IP Network). Can be used in online, offline and secure.
Function: To test the specified network node, and the route to it.
Inputs: ping [-m] [-t] [-n count] [-i TTL] [-w timeout] target
-m Use Management Ethernet port instead of Host port.
-t Ping the specified Host until a console key is pressed.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.
target IP address of target node, e.g. 193.240.101.54
Outputs: Text messages as shown in examples
Errors: Missing IP address.
Invalid IP address.
Invalid parameter.
Example 1 (test the route to network node 193.240.101.34).
Online> ping 193.240.101.34 <Return>
Pinging 193.240.101.34 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 193.240.101.34: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=30
Reply from 193.240.101.34: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=30
Reply from 193.240.101.34: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=30
Reply from 193.240.101.34: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=30
Ping statistics for 193.240.101.34:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
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Example 2 (test the route to non-existent network node 193.240.101.35).
Online> ping 193.240.101.35 <Return>
Pinging 193.240.101.35 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 193.240.101.35:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
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