8 ping6, Ping – PLANET XGS3-24042 User Manual

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Target IP address:

The IP address of the target device.

Use source address option[n]

Whether or not to use ping with source address.

Source IP address

To specify the source IP address for ping.

Repeat count [5]

Number of ping requests to be sent. The default value is 5.

Datagram size in byte [56]

The size of the ICMP echo requests, with default as 56

bytes.

Timeout in milli-seconds [2000]:

Timeout in milli-seconds, with default as 2 seconds.

Extended commands [n]:

Whether or to use other extended options.

72.8 ping6

Command:

ping6 [<dst-ipv6-address> | host <hostname> | src <src-ipv6-address> {<dst-ipv6-address > |

host <hostname>}]

Function:

To check whether the destination network can be reached.

Parameters:

<dst-ipv6-address> is the target IPv6 address of the ping command. <src-ipv6-address> is the

source IPv6 address where the ping command is issued. <hostname> is the target host name of

the ping command, which should not exceed 64 characters.

Default:

Five ICMP6 echo request will be sent by default, with default size as 56 bytes, and default timeout

to be 2 seconds.

Command Mode:

Normal user mode

Usage Guide:

When the ping6 command is issued with only one IPv6 address, other parameters will be default.

And when the ipv6 address is a local data link address, the name of VLAN interface should be

specified. When the source IPv6 address is specified, the command will fill the icmp6 echo requests

with the specified source address for ping.

Example:

(1) To issue ping6 command with default parameters.

Example:

Switch>ping6 2001:1:2::4

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