Computer Networks/Ping
Ping is a command used to test the accessibility of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network using Internet Control Message Protocol and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination host. These activities will show you how to use the ping command. A computer in order to answer to ping request has to be available and configured to answer to ping/ICMP request.
Readings
[edit | edit source]Activities
[edit | edit source]- Ping a Host (Windows)
- Ping an IP in Linux using ping (command):
ping 8.8.8.8 - Ping Length
- Ping Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)
- Ping Performance Test
- Ping Sweep
- Ping Time To Live
- Enable or disable Ping Response in Linux
- Enable or Disable Ping response in Windows: https://bitsanddragons.wordpress.com/2018/02/19/windows-10-enable-ping-and-ad-login/
See also
[edit | edit source]- Check TCP connectivity using nping
- arping
- fping
Test-ConnectionPowershell cmdlet- mtr, traceroute, tracepath
- Linux server administration/Performance and Troubleshooting