Pinging Layer 3 VPNs
Enter the ping mpls l3vpn command with the following syntax:
Table 1 describes the ping mpls l3vpn command options.
Table 1: CLI ping mpls l3vpn Command Options
Option | Description |
|---|---|
l3vpn prefix prefix-name | Pings the remote host specified by the prefix to verify that the prefix is present in the PE device's VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) table. This option does not test the connectivity between a PE device and a CE device. |
l3vpn-name | (Optional) Layer 3 VPN name. |
bottom-label-ttl | (Optional) Displays the time-to-live (TTL) value for the bottom label in the MPLS label stack. |
exp forwarding-class | (Optional) Specifies the value of the forwarding class to be used in the MPLS ping packets. |
countnumber | (Optional) Limits the number of ping requests to send. Specify a count from 0 through 1,000,000. The default value is 5. If you do not specify a count, ping requests are continuously sent until you press Ctrl-C. |
source source-address | (Optional) Uses the source address that you specify, in the ping request packet. |
detail | (Optional) Displays detailed output about the echo requests sent and received. Detailed output includes the MPLS labels used for each request and the return codes for each request. |
To quit the ping mpls l3vpn command, press Ctrl-C.
The following is sample output from a ping mpls l3vpn command:
!!!!! --- lsping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
The fields in the display are the same as those displayed by the J-Web ping MPLS diagnostic tool.
