ping

Command Function

This command is used to test an IPv4 connection.

Syntax

ping [-4] [-c cnt] [-f] [-i interval] [-q] [-s size] <IP>

Parameters

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter	Description	Value Range
--help	Displays the parameters supported by the ping command.	N/A
-4	Forcibly pings the destination address using the IPv4 protocol.	0-65500
-c CNT	Specifies the number of execution times. The default value is 3.	1-65535
-f	Pings an IPv4 address in implicit mode. The default parameter configuration is equivalent to -c 15 -i 0.2.	N/A
-i interval	Specifies the interval (in ms) for sending a ping packet.	1-200
-q	Implicitly pings an IPv4 address. If the host is still alive, the ping stops after true is returned.	N/A
-s SIZE	Specifies the size of a ping packet, in bytes. The default size is 56 bytes.	0-4088
IP	Specifies the IPv4 address of the network to test.	N/A

Usage Guidelines

The ping command is used to check whether the destination IP address is reachable.
If the destination IP address is unreachable, the system displays a message indicating that the request times out.
If no route is available to the destination IP address, an error message is displayed.
This command can be used only after the TCP/IP protocol stack is enabled.

Example

Run ping 192.168.1.3.

Output

Ping a TFTP server IP address.

OHOS:/$ ping 192.168.1.3
Ping 192.168.1.3 (192.168.1.3): 56(84) bytes.
84 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=0 time=0 ms
84 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=0 time=1 ms
84 bytes from 192.168.1.3: icmp_seq=0 ttl=0 time=0 ms
--- 192.168.1.3 ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0/0/0 ms