Perform Path Ping
Provides information about network latency and network loss at intermediate hops between a source and destination. Pathping sends multiple Echo Request messages to each router between a source and destination over a period of time and then computes results based on the packets returned from each router.
Workflow inputs – Perform Path Ping
Call Workflow Input | Description | Required | Default Value |
connection details | XML document conforming to the ConnectionDetails common object that contains the information required to execute a command. | Yes | n/a |
target name | The destination | Yes | n/a |
source | The source address | No | There is no default value. |
host list | Specifies that the Echo Request messages use the Loose Source Route option in the IP header with the set of intermediate destinations specified in HostList. | No | There is no default value. |
max hops | The maximum number of hops in the path to search for the target (destination) | No | 30 |
num queries | The number of EchoRequest messages to be sent to each router in the path | No | 100 |
timeout | The time, in milliseconds, to wait for each reply. | No | 3000 (3 minutes) |
period | The time, in milliseconds, to wait between consecutive pings. | No | 250 (1/4 second) |
Workflow outputs – Perform Path Ping
Call Workflow Output | Description |
output | XML document consisting of one or more <line> elements that contain the command response. Each <line> element contains an index attribute indicating the order in which the information was returned by the command. |
success | Did the operation succeed?
Valid values: true, false |