Ping a website or another online server to test your computer's connection to that computer and measure the time it takes for data packets to travel there and back. By default, the ping command sends ...

In previous articles we’ve built some useful servers. But this time let’s take a look at one of the most powerful network troubleshooting tools ever written: the mighty “ping” command. You may have ...

Whether you’re managing a network at work or just watching out for your home systems, it’s important to understand your network connections–how you communicate with public systems and those on the ...

If your Android device has problems connecting to the Internet, you can see if other computers can connect over the Internet to your device. You can use the Windows command line ping tool to do this. ...

Here in the Oregon HQ for macosxhints.com, we’ve got a few devices on our local network. There are the Macs, of course, and a networked Brother laser printer, the AirPort Base Station, and our (rarely ...

Your Linux distro comes pre-packaged with a wealth of powerful networking tools, including some that can diagnose common problems or help you monitor suspicious connections. But as with all things ...

Ping commands are very useful, but would-be attackers often use them to identify systems. To prevent that, we show you how to get your system to ignore these requests. The ping command sends one or ...