ping6-options
Use these commands to configure the behavior of the ping6 command.
To use this command, your administrator account’s access control profile must have at least r permission to the sysgrp area. For details, see Permissions.
Syntax
execute ping6-options data-size <bytes_int>
execute ping6-options pattern <bufferpattern_hex>
execute ping6-options repeat-count <repeat_int>
execute ping6-options source {auto | <interface_ipv6>}
execute ping6-options timeout <seconds_int>
execute ping6-options tos {<service_type>}
execute ping6-options ttl <hops_int>
execute ping6-options validate-reply {yes | no}
execute ping6-options view-settings
| Variable | Description | Default |
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Enter datagram size in bytes. This allows you to send out packets of different sizes for testing the effect of packet size on the connection. If you want to configure the pattern that will be used to buffer small datagrams to reach this size, also configure pattern <bufferpattern_hex>. |
56
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Enter a hexadecimal pattern, such as |
No default. | |
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Enter the number of times to repeat the ping. |
5
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Select the network interface from which the ping is sent. Enter either |
auto
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Enter the ping response timeout in seconds. |
2
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Enter the IP type-of-service option value, either:
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default
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Enter the time-to-live (TTL) value. |
64
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Select whether or not to validate ping replies. |
no
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Display the current ping option settings. |
No default. |
Example
This example sets the number of pings to 3, then views the ping options to verify their configuration.
execute ping6-option repeat-count 3
execute ping6-option view-settings
The CLI would display the following:
IPV6 Ping Options:
Repeat Count: 3
Data Size: 56
Timeout: 2
Interval: 1
TTL: 64
TOS: 0
Source Address: auto
Pattern:
Pattern Size in Bytes: 0
Validate Reply: no