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Ping – Allied Telesis AT-S62 User Manual

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AT-S62 Management Software Command Line Interface User’s Guide

Section I: Basic Operations

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PING

Syntax

ping

ipaddress

Parameter

ipaddress

Specifies the IP address of an end node you want the

switch to ping.

Description

This command instructs the switch to ping an end node. You can use this
command to determine whether a valid link exists between the switch and
another device. Note the following before using this command:

ˆ

The switch must have an IP address.

ˆ

The device being pinged must be a member of the management
VLAN. The device must be communicating with the switch through an
untagged or tagged port of the management VLAN.

Example

The following command pings an end node with the IP address of
149.245.22.22

ping 149.245.22.22

The results of the ping are displayed on the screen.