Ping is a computer network administration tool used to test the reachability of a host on an IP network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer.

Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages to the target host and waiting for an ICMP Echo Reply. The delay between the outgoing request and the incoming reply is measured to calculate the round-trip time.

Ping can be used to troubleshoot various problems with IP networks, such as network connectivity, packet loss, and round-trip time.

To ping a computer, …