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ping
Name
ping — Verify network connectivity
Synopsis
ping [-v ] [-i local_IP_address ] [-l length ] [-n count ] [-t timeout ] [-r rate ] {-h
server_IP_address }
Arguments
Name Type Description Default
-v Boolean Be verbose, displaying
information about each
packet sent. quiet
-n local_IP_address Number Controls the number of
packets to be sent. 10
-i local_IP_address Numeric IP or DNS name The IP address RedBoot
should use. Value set by ip_address
-h
server_IP_address
Numeric IP or DNS name The IP address of the host
to contact. none
-l length Number The length of the ICMP
data payload. 64
-r length Number How fast to deliver packets,
i.e. time between
successive sends. A value
of 0 sends packets as
quickly as possible. 1000ms (1 second)
-t length Number How long to wait for the
round-trip to complete,
specified in milliseconds. 1000ms (1 second)
Description
The ping command checks the connectivity of the local network by sending special (ICMP) packets to a specific
host. These packets should be automatically returned by that host. The command will indicate how many of these
round-trips were successfully completed.
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