Ping¶

To send ICMP ECHO_REQUESTs to network hosts, you can use the following command:

vrouter> cmd ping host.domain.tld packetsize 256
PING host.domain.tld (10.0.2.2) 256(284) bytes of data.
264 bytes from host.domain.tld (10.0.2.2): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.208 ms
264 bytes from host.domain.tld (10.0.2.2): icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.215 ms
264 bytes from host.domain.tld (10.0.2.2): icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.283 ms
264 bytes from host.domain.tld (10.0.2.2): icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.297 ms
^C
--- host.domain.tld ping statistics ---
4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 2997ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.208/0.250/0.297/0.044 ms
vrouter>

The command can be interrupted by hitting ctrl-c.