Using ping, tracert, and system debugging, Ping, Using a ping command to test network connectivity – H3C Technologies H3C S6300 Series Switches User Manual

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Using ping, tracert, and system debugging

This chapter covers ping, tracert, and information about debugging the system.

Ping

Use the ping utility to determine if a specific address is reachable.
Ping sends ICMP echo requests (ECHO-REQUEST) to the destination device. Upon receiving the requests,

the destination device responds with ICMP echo replies (ECHO-REPLY) to the source device. The source

device outputs statistics about the ping operation, including the number of packets sent, number of echo

replies received, and the round-trip time. You can measure the network performance by analyzing these
statistics.

Using a ping command to test network connectivity

Execute ping commands in any view.

Task Command

Determine if a specified address in an IP
network is reachable.

When you configure the ping command for a low-speed
network, set a larger value for the timeout timer (indicated by the

-t keyword in the command).

For IPv4 networks:

ping [ ip ] [ -a source-ip | -c count | -f | -h ttl | -i

interface-type interface-number | -m interval | -n | -p pad |

-q | -r | -s packet-size | -t timeout | -tos tos | -v ] * host

For IPv6 networks:

ping ipv6 [ -a source-ipv6 | -c count | -m interval |-q|-s

packet-size | -t timeout | -v | -tc traffic-class ] * host [ -i
interface-type interface-number ]

Ping example

Network requirements

As shown in

Figure 1

, determine if Device A and Device C can reach each other. If they can reach each

other, get detailed information about routes from Device A to Device C.

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