Ethping
ethping -i <interface> [-?] [-c count] [-v vlan] [-s size] [-l mdlevel] <target address>
Example: To use CFM Ethernet Ping, a minimal configuration in the Ethernet CFM Interfaces table is required. On the second device, a corresponding configuration is also necessary; however, the MEPID must differ or be unique. In this example, MD-Level 7 is used.
root@:/
> ethping -i LAN-1 -l 7 00:a0:57:9c:47:fd
60 Byte Packet from 00:a0:57:9c:47:fd, seq.no=3109236825, time=0.130 ms
60 Byte Packet from 00:a0:57:9c:47:fd, seq.no=3109236826, time=0.126 ms
60 Byte Packet from 00:a0:57:9c:47:fd, seq.no=3109236827, time=0.125 ms
---00:a0:57:9c:47:fd ping statistic---
3 Packets transmitted, 3 Packets received, 0% loss
Instead of sending the CFM Ethernet Ping to an Ethernet unicast MAC address, the standardized multicast group can also be used. The structure of the multicast address is as follows: 01:80:C2:00:00:3x. Here, x is a value between 0 and 7 and corresponds to the domain level number for the MEP.
