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 } [ |
]
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 [ | ]
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 Specifies the size of the packet.
Specifies the IP address of the host.
Specifies the name of the host. To use the
hostname , you must first configure DNS.