Ping! Ping! Ping! Have you ever heard the word PING before? For those who used to use the BlackBerry brand cellphone, they are certainly familiar with that word. The Ping command is used when we want to quickly call people. Or in other words, we want to give "alerts" to other people. Well, it turns out that on the server there is also the word "ping", you know! Want to know where the word PING actually came from? Want to know how to use ping? Try to follow the search for the KincaiHosting Team below

What is Ping?

According to Wikipedia , Ping is a utility program that can be used to check the inductivity of technology-based networks Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). Ping itself is an acronym Packet Internet Gopherfor checking the connection between one computer and another. For example, you want to check whether my computer is connected to google.com or not, whether it is connected to another computer or not and so on.

how to use ping on windows linux and mac

How To Use Ping?

You can Ping and use Ping on Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems easily. As for the method, namely,

a. Windows

First of all, please open the Command Prompt (cmd). After that, type,

ping the domain name / IP

For example,

C:> ping google.com

Then the output is,

Pinging google.com [114.121.194.123] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 114.121.194.123: bytes = 32 time = 1879ms TTL = 60
Reply from 114.121.194.123: bytes = 32 time = 126ms TTL = 60
Reply from 114.121.194.123 : bytes = 32 time = 54ms TTL = 60
Reply from 114.121.194.123: bytes = 32 time = 216ms TTL = 60Ping statistics for 114.121.194.123:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 54ms, Maximum = 1879ms, Average = 568ms

If the total replies and received are the same, and you have 0% lost it means that you are connected to google.com.

b. Linux and Mac

Please open a terminal. After that, type

ping the domain name / IP

For example,

$ ping www.google.com

Then the output will appear like this,

PING www.google.com (64.233.183.103) 56 (84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 246 time = 22.2 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 245 time = 25.3 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 3 yy = 245 time = 22.7 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 4 yy = 246 time = 25.6 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 5 ttl = 246 time = 25.3 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 6 yy = 245 time = 25.4 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 7 yy = 245 time = 25.4 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 8 ttl = 245 time = 21.8 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 9 yy = 245 time = 25.7 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.103: icmp_seq = 10 yrs = 246 time = 21.9 ms - www.l.google.com ping statistics -
10 packets transmitted, 10 received, 0% packet loss, time 9008ms
rtt min / avg / max / mdev = 21.896 / 24.187 / 25.718 / 1,619 ms

The ping output between Windows and Linux is slightly different. Windows output says Reply. Meanwhile, in Linux output, it does not say Reply. However, it is basically the same. In Linux there are only packet transmitted and received words. If the packet loss is 0%, it means that you are connected to google.com. Likewise on the Mac.

Conclusion

How? Easy, right, how to use Ping? By using commands Pingat the Command Prompt / Terminal, you can check the connection between one computer and another. You can find out if your computer is connected to google.com, safelink.asia or some other domain. The way to ping each operating system is the same. You can use the ping command on Windows, Linux or Mac. Enjoy KincaiHosting's cheap hosting with the best features provided such as SSD usage, instant activation, money back guarantee and other essential features.

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