Command ipconfig, Command ping – Vaisala AWS330 User Manual

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Command ipconfig

The command ipconfig shows the IP configuration for all open network
interfaces. The command has no parameters.

An example of ipconfig command output is presented below:

/> ipconfig
pp1: (default network interface)
ÜP POINTOPOINT NOARP MTU:1500
DHCP Enabled. . . : No
IP Address. . . . : 62.78.127.31
Subnet Mask . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . : 62.72.127.1
DNS Servers . . . : 217.78.192.22
217.78.192.78

Command ping

Ping is a commonly used command for testing access to an IP address.
The command syntax is:

ping <destination>

The parameter destination is the destination IP address or host name.

Response to the command shows:

- IP address of the destination
- Roundtrip time taken to reach the destination
- TTL, remaining time to live (= maximum number of hops)

NOTE

The ping command requires an open network interface to work. Use the
netif command to open the appropriate interface.

An example of ping command output is presented below:

/ > ping www.vaisala.com
Pinging 62.61.78.68
Reply from 62.61.78.68: time=168ms TTL=241

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