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Cornelis Technical Documentation

Name

ping — Queries the state of a given IP address.

Syntax

ping [ib | -I <interface>] [-c <count> <IP>] <IP>

Options

ib

Runs a ping to a given IP address over the fabric using IPoIB.

-I <interface>

Sets the specified source interface for sending packets.

-c <count>

Sets the number of packets to send.

<IP>

Specifies the IP address to ping.

Examples

ping 192.168.1.1
ping ib 192.168.1.1
ping -I eth0 8.8.8.8
ping -c 4 8.8.8.8

Notes

For detailed information on all possible arguments for the ping command, refer to ping(8) - Linux man page or type man ping from a Linux host.