MAC ping

RouterOS General
1

hi all
this is an IP script
[/ping 192.168.10.250 arp-ping=yes interface=out1 count=3]

is there any way to ping through mac?
192.168.10.250 MAC’s is xx:xx:xx:xx
i tried the netwatch and ping but nthey give me (timed out)
any help??

2 
/ping D4:AA:BD:BE:9F:85 arp-ping=yes interface=out-interface count=3

or

/ping [/ip arp get [/ip arp find where address="192.168.0.112" ] value-name=mac-address] arp-ping=yes interface=out-interface count=3
3

[quote=“rextended”]

/ping D4:AA:BD:BE:9F:85 arp-ping=yes interface=out-interface count=3

I have tried, but not working..

PS. ping by IP was successful.

4

you probabily fail because the MAC must be on arp table, or you chose wrong interface, or you try to ping one mac of the router itself: not work
or you try to ping non-RouterOS device

I add one thing for set right interface:

/ping 00:0C:42:AA:BB:CC arp-ping=yes interface=[/ip arp get [find where mac-address="00:0C:42:AA:BB:CC" ] value-name=interface] count=3

or

/ping [/ip arp get [find where address="192.168.0.98" ] value-name=mac-address] arp-ping=yes interface=[/ip arp get [find where address="192.168.0.98" ] value-name=interface] count=3
5

the mac is a nanostation m2 mac’s and it is on the arp table and it’s the right interface , but it does’t work!!
P.S: would you pleas take a look on this
http://forum.mikrotik.com/t/again-and-again-question-about-cache-pleas-help/77228/1

6

read again:

you probabily fail because […] you try to ping non-RouterOS device


YOU CAN NOT PING NON-ROUTEROS DEVICE (or RouterOS device with MAC Ping Server disabled)

UNDERSTAND?

7

“Yes ma’am”

8

IP / neighbor list shows my Nanostation

9

Also show Cisco device, if you have.

But you can not MAC ping that devices, because do not have MAC ping server (on the software version I know)