---
title: "ping6"
slug: "cli-sc-ping6"
updated: 2025-07-01T07:21:13Z
published: 2025-09-03T14:12:28Z
canonical: "docs.crossworkassurance.cisco.com/cli-sc-ping6"
---

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# ping6

## ping6

ping6 - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts (IPv6)

**Description:** ping6 is the IPv6 version of ping, it sends ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUESTs to a network host which will send back ECHO_RESPONSEs to test the path between the two hosts.

**Usage:**

```
  ping6 [OPTIONS] HOST
```

**Options:**

| Option | Description |
| --- | --- |
| -C VCE | Send a ping through a specific VCE. |
| -c CNT | Send only CNT pings. |
| -s SIZE | Send SIZE data bytes in packets (default: 56). |
| -I IFACE/IP | Use interface or IP address as source. |
| -W SEC | Seconds to wait for the first response (default: 10) (after all -c CNT packets are sent). |
| -w SEC | Seconds until ping exits (default: infinite) (can exit earlier with -c CNT). |
| -q | Quiet, only displays output at start and when finished. |

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