When you run the ping command, a results screen shows whether the command was successful or not. The following sections describe successful and unsuccessful ping results.
If the ping command runs successfully, the Execute Ping results screen displays a brief summary that looks something like this:
PING www.asite.com (135.9.4.93) from 135.9.77.30 : 56 (84) bytes of
data.
64 bytes from www.asite.com (135.9.4.93): icmp_seq=0 ttl=245 time=6.3 ms
64 bytes from www.asite.com (135.9.4.93): icmp_seq-1 ttl=245 time=6.3 ms
--- www.asite.com
ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.3/3.3/6.3 ms
If the ping command does not run successfully, the Execute Ping results screen displays an error message. Each error message points to one or more possible problems, as follows:
100% packet loss. This error message can indicate a variety of things, including:
The network host is down.
The host is denying the packets.
The network is down.
The ping was sent to the wrong address.
Packets are rejected. This message indicates that the host is rejecting the packets.
Packets did not reach the host. This message indicates there is a problem with the network so that the ping packets cannot reach the host.