Solved: How to stop a command - make it stop running (such as ping)

cybrsage · ‎04-04-2008

Lets say I mess up and type 10000 instead of 1000 in an extended ping. Lets say I realize it only after the ping starts.

How do I make it stop?

Richard Burts · ‎04-04-2008

Michael

Generally the ctl shift 6 combination will stop these commands.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

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Richard Burts · ‎04-04-2008

Michael

Generally the ctl shift 6 combination will stop these commands.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

cybrsage · ‎04-05-2008

Thank you!

I have found I have to hit the CTRL-SHIFT-6 combo twice in rapid succession for it to work, but I am using Hyperterm, so who knows.

Thank you so very much, that is a great tip.

Richard Burts · ‎04-05-2008

Michael

I agree that hitting the key stroke combination several times seems to be necessary in many instances - including times when I am not using Hyperterm.

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HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

Justin Brenton · ‎04-04-2008

Try this from the console.

hold down Ctrl+shift+6, release and then press x immediately. This may work depending on IOS

Regards,

Justin

Richard Burts · ‎04-04-2008

Justin

The keystroke combination you give is right if you want to suspend a telnet session. But to stop an executing command you do not need the x. A Ctrl+shift+6 is enough.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

Justin Brenton · ‎04-06-2008

Thanks Rick, do you find it often do not work?

I often try to use this with no luck.

Justin.

Richard Burts · ‎04-06-2008

Justin

It may depend on what command you are trying to stop. I find that for ping and traceroute it is pretty effective (though it may take multiple entries of the key stroke combination). For other commands it may not be effective.

HTH

Rick

HTH

Rick

cisco_lad2004 · ‎04-07-2008

u can also set the break character by using "terminal escape-character Z" (I use z).

when I want to break a trace or oing, i simply hit z.

HTH

Sam

jake.epling · ‎05-09-2016

I have a Cisco ASA 5505 and I just hit "q" to stop a task.

galoaguirre110734284 · ‎06-26-2021

gee, thanks man!

Richard Burts · ‎06-26-2021

You are welcome.

HTH

Rick

galoaguirre110734284 · ‎06-28-2021

have a good one,

VinayM · ‎04-22-2022

hi

I tried using Ctrl+shift+6 together but was not able to stop the ping on Cisco 7609 router.

Richard Burts · ‎04-23-2022

I am surprised that Ctrl+shift+6 did not stop the ping. Did you enter the key combination several times, or just once?

HTH

Rick