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 [
host
Function:
To check whether the destination network can be reached.
Parameters:
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