685Syntaxping ipv6 {ip-address |hostname} [sizesize]•ipv6-address — Target IPv6 address to ping.•hostname — Hostname to ping (contact). (Range: 1–158 characters)•size — Size of the datagram. (Range: 48–2048 bytes)Default ConfigurationThis command has no default configuration.Command ModePrivileged EXEC modeUser GuidelinesThis command has no user guidelines.ExampleThe following example determines whether another computer is on the network at the IPv6address specified.console(config)#ping ipv6 2030:1::1/64Send count=3, Receive count=0 from 2030:1::1/64Average round trip time = 0.00 msping ipv6 interfaceUse ping ipv6 interface command in the Privileged EXEC mode to determine whether anothercomputer is on the network. To use the command, configure the switch for network (in-band)connection. The source and target devices must have the ping utility enabled and running ontop of TCP/IP. The switch can be pinged from any IP workstation with which the switch isconnected through the default VLAN (VLAN 1), as long as there is a physical path between theswitch and the workstation. The terminal interface sends three pings to the target station. Usethe interface keyword to ping an interface by using the link-local address or the global IPv6address of the interface. The source can be a loopback, tunnel, or logical interface.Syntaxping ipv6 interface {vlanvlan-id| tunneltunnel-id} | loopbackloopback-id}link-local-address[sizedatagram-size]•vlan-id — Valid VLAN ID.•tunnel-id — Tunnel identifier. (Range: 0-7)
