ping6
Syntax
ping6 [-l
size] [-n
count] [-s
sourceip]
targetip
Description
Pings a target machine with UEFI IPv6 network stack.
Options
-l size
- Specifies a buffer size, in bytes. (Default is 16, minimum is 16, and maximum is 32768).
-n count
- Specifies a request count. (Default is 10, minimum is 1, and maximum is 10000).
-s sourceip
- Specifies a source IPv6 address.
targetip
- Specifies a target IPv6 address.
Usage
When
targetip
is a link local address,
sourceip
must be specified.
Examples
To ping the target host by sending 5 request with 1000 bytes from 2002::1
Shell> ping6 -s 2002::1 2002::2 -l 1000 -n 5
To ping the target host with 1000 bytes:
Shell> ping6 2002::2 -l 1000