When you run PING/iX without parameters, the display shows
the input parameters available. For example, enter:
:RUN PING.NET.SYS
The following menu is displayed:
------- PING/iX (ICMP Echo Requestor) : Version B0300003 ------- |
Information on Input Parameters: |
(CONTROL-Y at any point to exit to main level) |
IP address — In decimal form; (.e.g.,) 15.13.131.55; RETURN to quit program |
# packets — Between 1 and 65544; RETURN for the default of infinite packets, and CONTROL-Y to stop sending. |
data bytes — Between 0 and 2048; should be 4 or more to get round trip times; RETURN for the default of 64 bytes. |
IP address [RETURN to quit program.] ?
Enter the IP Address |
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This is a required parameter. Enter the
IP address of the remote node in decimal notation at the IP address
prompt. For example:
IP address [RETURN to quit program.] ? 15.13.131.55
Enter the Number of Packets |
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This is an optional parameter. Once a
valid IP address has been entered, you are prompted for the number
of packets. For example, 20 packets has been entered below:
# of packets [1 to 65534] ? 20
The number of packets entered must be between 1 and 65534.
The default is to send a continuous stream of packets which can
be selected by pressing the [Return] key at the
prompt. If you use the default (a continuous stream), you must enter
[CTRL-Y] to stop sending packets.
Enter the Number of Bytes |
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This is an optional parameter. Once a
valid number has been entered for the number of packets to be sent,
you are prompted for the number of bytes to be sent per packet.
For example, 1000 has been selected:
# of bytes of data [0 to 2048] ? 1000
The number of data bytes entered must be between 0 and 2048.
The default is to send 64 bytes of data with each packet, which
can be selected by pressing the [Return] key at
the prompt.
If four or more bytes of data is sent, the round trip time
for each request-reply is displayed.
Stopping PING/iX |
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From the menu displaying the IP address prompt, you can exit
from PING/iX by pressing the [Return] key. Note
that you cannot use the [Break] key to exit.
You can exit to the menu display by entering [CTRL-Y]
at any point while entering parameters. You can also enter [CTRL-Y]
to stop sending packets.
If you choose to send a continuous stream of packets, you
must use [CTRL-Y] to stop
sending packets.
PING/iX times out after two minutes if it does not get any
response to its requests. This can occur if there is a problem with
the local node or the remote node.
If you do not want to wait for the two minute limit to be
reached, you can enter [CTRL-Y] to exit to the
menu display and IP address prompt, then press the [Return]
key to exit from PING/iX.
Sample Session |
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The following example illustrates using menu-driven PING/iX.
:RUN PING.NET.SYS
------- PING/iX (ICMP Echo Requestor) : Version B0300003 ------- |
Information on Input Parameters: |
(CONTROL-Y at any point to exit to main level) |
IP address — In decimal form; (.e.g.,) 15.13.131.55; RETURN to quit program |
# packets — Between 1 and 65544; RETURN for the default of infinite packets, and CONTROL-Y to stop sending. |
data bytes — Between 0 and 2048; should be 4 or more to get round trip times; RETURN for the default of 64 bytes. |
IP address [RETURN to quit program.] ? 15.13.131.59 |
------------------------------------------------------ Remote IP address in hex : $0F0D833B ----------------------------------------------------- |
# of packets [1 to 65534] ? 10 # of bytes of data [0 to 2048] ? 10 |
--PING/iX $0F0D833B : 10 byte packet(s), 10 packet(s)-- |
10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 1, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 2, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 3, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 4, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 5, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 6, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 7, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 8, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 9, time = 23 ms 10 byte(s) from $0F0D833B : icmp_seq = 10, time = 23 ms |
--- $0F0D833B PING Statistics --- |
10 packet(s) transmitted, 10 packet(s) received, 0 % packet loss round trip (ms) min/avg/max = 22/24/35 |
