5.2 Diagnostics Ping (IPv6)

Use this command to issue ICMP (IPv6) Ping packets to troubleshoot IP connectivity issues.

Command Syntax:

ping ipv6 { <domain_name> | <ip_addr> } [ repeat <count> ] [ saddr <src_addr> ] [ sif { <port_type> <src_if> | vlan <vlan_id> } ] [ size <size> ] [ data <data_value> ] [ { verbose | quiet } ]
Table 5-2. Command Description

Argument

Description

Parameter

<domain_name>

Destination hostname or FQDN

<ip_addr>

Destination IPv6 address

<count>

Packets: 1–60; the 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; the default value is 56.

<data_value>

Payload data ranges from 0–255; the default value is 0.

Default

N.A

Mode

User EXEC mode

Usage

Send ICMPv6 echo messages

Example

Example 1:

Send ten pings to 2001:db8::

# ping ip 2001:db8:: count 10