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ping


tool/ping

Type: Command

See Ping for the full documentation.

ArgumentTypeDescription
addressaddress (flags=46v%Dm) { }IP address or DNS name of the target host. See address flags
intervaltimeTime interval between ICMP echo requests
sizenumSize of the ICMP data payload in bytes
ttlnumTime to Live value for the ICMP packet
dscpnumDSCP value to set in the IP header for QoS marking
do-not-fragmentswitchSet the Don't Fragment flag in the IP header
src-addressalt { ipAddr , ip6Addr }Source IP address to use for the ICMP echo request
arp-pingboolUse ARP requests instead of ICMP echo to discover hosts
countnumNumber of ICMP echo requests to send
interfaceiface_enumInterface to send the ping through
vrfenumVRF table to use for routing the ping request
Read-only ArgumentTypeDescription
seqnumSequence number of the ping response
hostalt { ip6Addr , macAddr , ipAddr }IP or MAC address of the responding host
sizenumSize of the received ICMP packet in bytes
ttlnumTime to Live value from the received packet
timetimeRound-trip time of the ping probe
statusstringStatus of the ping response
sentnumTotal number of ICMP echo requests sent
receivednumTotal number of ICMP echo replies received
packet-lossnumPercentage of lost packets
min-rtttimeMinimum measured round-trip time
avg-rtttimeAverage measured round-trip time
max-rtttimeMaximum measured round-trip time