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Whats Ping??

  • 06-09-2005 12:16am
    #1
    Scotty #
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,772 ✭✭✭


    What are ping times and how do I measure them??

    IBB 1mb(or should I say 92Kb) user.


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  • #2
    Dr. Dre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭Dr. Dre


    Definition
    Go to start>run> type cmd
    and then e.g. "ping www.boards.ie"
    with no quotation marks.


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Ping is a network diagnostic program that is used to test and measure the connection and speed of a connection between two computers.

    To get it, open a command prompt (you can probably find this in the Start -> Program menu somewhere, or failing that Start -> Run -> type cmd and hit enter).

    Then type the word ping, followed by a website address, or an IP address. Hit enter. If it works, it'll bring up four lines that tell you the IP address, the amount of data sent to the server, the time it took to come back, and the time allowed before it would be counted as lost. A few lines of statistics then come up.

    This is an example of a ping I just sent to boards.
    C:\Documents and Settings\[name]>ping www.boards.ie

    Pinging www.boards.ie [82.195.136.36] with 32 bytes of data:

    Reply from 82.195.136.36: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.136.36: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.136.36: bytes=32 time=29ms TTL=59
    Reply from 82.195.136.36: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=59

    Ping statistics for 82.195.136.36:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 35ms, Average = 30ms


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