Comment 0 for bug 1537686

One of common questions seen at ask.openstack.org and mailing lists is "Why cannot I ping my floating IP address?". Usually, there are common steps in the diagnostics required to answer the question involving pinging the instance, checking security groups settings etc. Currently, these steps need to be performed manually.

neutron-debug command seems to be perfect fit for performing this diagnostics, yet currently it only supports commands related to probe port manipulation and a ping-all command.

This RFE proposes extending neutron-debug with commands that help automating the diagnostics. Commands would be implemented for ping both floating and related fixed IP address, checking whether given TCP port is open, validation of namespaces (check for namespace existence), and indicative diagnosing security groups settings.