Allied Telesis AT-8550 - Manual (Page 54)

Checking Basic Connectivity
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Checking Basic Connectivity
The switch offers the following commands for checking basic
connectivity:
❑
ping
❑
traceroute
Ping
The ping command enables you to send Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) echo messages to a remote IP device. The ping
command is available for both the user and administrator privilege
level.
The ping command syntax is
ping {continuous} {size <n>} [<ip_address> |
<hostname>]
Options for the ping command are described in Table 2-11 .
If a ping request fails, the switch continues to send ping messages
until interrupted. Press any key to interrupt a ping request.
Traceroute
The traceroute command enables you to trace the routed path
between the switch and a destination endstation. The traceroute
command syntax is
traceroute [<ip_address> | <hostname>]
where:
❑
ip_address is the IP address of the destination endstation.
❑ hostname is the hostname of the destination endstation. To
use the hostname, you must first configure DNS.
Table 2-11 Ping Command Parameters
Parameter Description
continuous Specifies ICMP echo messages to be sent
continuously. This option can be interrupted by
pressing any key.
size <n> Specifies the size of the packet.
<ipaddress Specifies the IP address of the host.
<hostname> Specifies the name of the host. To use the
hostname , you must first configure DNS.