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Administering TCP/IP

Verifying local network connectivity

The ping(ADMN) command sends TCP/IP packets to the desired destination and, if successful, returns packets to the sender. With ping, you can verify that the TCP/IP stack is configured correctly on the local host and that your system can reach others via configured interfaces. To verify connectivity:


When you ping a remote host, the following results are possible:
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