Cisco Cisco Virtualization Experience Client 2212 Administrator's Guide

The Ping dialog box executes the ping diagnostic utility and displays response messages. Ping is a 
diagnostic tool that sends an echo request to a network host. The host parameter is either a valid host 
name or an IP address. If the host is operational and on the network, it responds to the echo request. By 
default, echo requests are sent until interrupted (by clicking Stop in the Ping dialog box). The ping utility 
sends one echo request per second and calculates round trip times and packet loss statistics, and then 
displays a brief summary upon completion of the calculation.

The ping utility can be used to:

Determine the status of the network and various foreign hosts

Track and isolate hardware and software problems

Test, measure, and manage networks

Determine the IP address of a host if only the host name is known

Not all network equipment will respond to ping packets, because this is a common mechanism used in 
denial-of-service attacks. Lack of response does not necessarily indicate that the target of the ping is 
unusable for other purposes. However, a response provides a definite indication that connectivity from 
the Cisco VXC client to the remote endpoint exists.

Use the following guidelines:

Enter Hostname or IP—Enter the IP address, DNS-registered host name, or WINS-registered host 
name of the target to be pinged.

Data area—Displays ping response messages. The ping command sends one echo request per 
second, calculates round trip times and packet loss statistics, and displays a brief summary upon 
completing the calculation.

Start—Executes the ping command. If the host is operational and on the network, it responds to the 
echo request. By default, echo requests are sent until interrupted by clicking Stop.