You can issue the TCPIP PING command to check that packets being sent to a remote host are being received by the remote host.
To determine if packet loss is occurring between two hosts in your network, issue one of the following TCPIP PING commands from your system console:
NW TCPIP PING <destination ip address> COUNT = <count integer>
NW TCPIP PING <destination hostname> COUNT = <count integer>
NW TCPIP PING <destination ip address> SIZE = <size integer>
NW TCPIP PING <destination hostname> SIZE = <size integer>
| Note: | You can use the SIZE and COUNT options of the TCPIP PING command at the same time; for full command syntax capabilities, refer to the Networking Commands and Inquiries Help. |
The variables are described as follows.
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Description |
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<destination ip addr> or <destination hostname> |
The remote destination (ip address or hostname) on which you are inquiring. The IP address can be either an IPv4 address or an IPv6 address. |
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<count integer> |
The number of times you want the IP packet to be sent to the remote destination host. If the count is set to 0 (zero), each time a reply (echo) is sent back from the destination host, the initiating host will send another PING request. If you choose this option, you must issue the following command to discontinue echo requests from being sent to that destination host: NW TCPIP PING <TCPIP hostname> –
Range = 0 through 65535 Default = 1 |
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<size integer> |
The size of the packet you want to send to the destination host. Range = 0 through 65535 Default = 0 |
The result of this command is reported in the TCP/IP PING REPORT FOR NODE report. To redisplay this report, enter MSG at the system console. Complete syntax for this report can be found in the Networking Reports and Log Messages Help. This report identifies how many messages were sent, how many messages were received, and the percentage of packets that were lost.
