19.2.3 Checking the availability of communication with the destination address

Execute the ping ipv6 command for an interface in the Switch connected to the IPv6 network to determine whether the destination device is reachable.

Figure 19-2: Result of executing ping ipv6 command. (When communication is enabled)
> ping ipv6 2001::2 PING6 (56=40+8+8 Bytes) 2001::1 -->2001::2 16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.286 ms 16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.271 ms 16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.266 ms ^C --- 2001::2 ping6 statistics --- 3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max = 0.266/0.274/0.286 ms >

Figure 19-2: Result of executing ping ipv6 command. (When communication is enabled)

> ping ipv6 2001::2
PING6 (56=40+8+8 Bytes) 2001::1 -->2001::2
16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.286 ms
16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.271 ms
16 bytes from 2001::2, icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.266 ms
^C
--- 2001::2 ping6 statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.266/0.274/0.286 ms
>

Figure 19-3: Result of executing ping ipv6 command. (When communication is disabled)
> ping ipv6 2001::2 PING6 (56=40+8+8 bytes) 2001::1 --> 2001::2 ^C --- 2001::2 ping6 statistics --- 12 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss >