The ping command is valuable for assessing network status and various external hosts, as well as identifying and isolating hardware and software issues, in addition to testing, measuring, and managing networks.
You can obtain a result from the ping command in four lines by following these steps:
1. Click Start > Click Run.
2. Type "cmd" into the text field and then click "OK".
3. In the command prompt, enter "ping domain.com" and press enter.
Sample Output that is functioning properly:
C:\>ping exabytes.com.my
Pinging exabytes.com.my
[210.48.145.168] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 210.48.145.168: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=54
Reply from 210.48.145.168: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=54
Reply from 210.48.145.168: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=54
Reply from 210.48.145.168: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=54
Ping statistics for 210.48.145.168:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milliseconds:
Minimum = 35ms, Maximum = 37ms, Average = 35ms
Sample Output indicating a connection issue:
C:\>ping xxxx.com
Pinging xxxx.com [69.116.26.194] with
32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 69.116.26.194:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)