2.2.3 Checking the availability of communication with the destination address

Execute the ping command for an interface in the Switch connected to the IPv4 network to determine whether the destination device is reachable.

Figure 2-2: Result of executing ping command. (When communication is enabled)
> ping 192.168.0.1 PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.286 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.271 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.266 ms ^C --- 192.168.0.1 PING Statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 0.266/0.274/0.286 ms >

Figure 2-2: Result of executing ping command. (When communication is enabled)

> ping 192.168.0.1
PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.286 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.271 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.1.51: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.266 ms
^C
--- 192.168.0.1 PING Statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.266/0.274/0.286 ms
>

Figure 2-3: Result of executing ping command. (When communication is disabled)
> ping 192.168.0.1 PING 192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1): 56 data bytes ^C --- 192.168.0.1 PING Statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100.0% packet loss >