5.1 Diagnostics Ping (IPv4)

Use this command to issue ICMP (IPv4) Ping (Packet Inter-Network Groper) packets to troubleshoot IP connectivity issues.

Command Syntax:

ping [ ip ] { <domain_name> | <ip_addr> } [ ttl <ttl_value> ] [ repeat <count> ] [ { saddr <src_addr> | sif { <port_type> <src_if> | vlan <vlan_id> } } ] [ size <size> ] [ data <data_value> ] [ { verbose | quiet } ]

Table 5-1. Command Description
	Argument	Description
Parameter	`<domain_name>`	Destination hostname or FQDN
	`<ip_addr>`	Destination IPv4 address
	`<ttl_value>`	IPv4 TTL: 1–255; Default value is 64
	`<count>`	Packets: 1–60; Default value is 5
	`<src_addr>`	Source Address of interface
	`<port_type>`	Port type in GigabitEthernet, 2.5GigabitEthernet
	`<src_if>`	Port ID in the format of switch-no/port-no
	`<vlan_id>`	Source VLAN interface
	`<size>`	Size (bytes): 2–1452; Default value is 56
	`<data_value>`	Payload data: 0–255; Default value is 0
Default	N.A
Mode	User EXEC mode
Usage	Send ICMP echo messages
Example	Example 1: Send ten pings to 192.168.0.2 `# ping ip 192.168.0.2 count 10`