This week we will be focusing on the PING command. Our steadfast message board techs and users have compiled a lot of opinions on PING and we will list the common results here for your perusal.
Using the PING command
One of the most popular and important command line utilities is PING (Packet Internet Groper). It is normally used to test connectivity issues on a network by sending a packet to a defined destination and waiting for a response from the destination IP.
If you are having problems with your network, first determin the IP addresses of the PCs on your LAN by using the ipconfig /all command on each PC, then try PINGing the computers from each workstation. Or you can ping a domain address in this manner: ping www.google.com.
There are also switches you can use in conjunction with the PING command:
-nCount - This switch enables you to increase the number of packets that are send. The default is four. You would use the command like this ping -n 5 www.google.com to send five PING packets instead of four.
-wTimeout - This switch increases the TTL (time to live) of the packet. The default is 1,000, which is a 1 second timeout.
-lSize - This switch allows you to change the size of the packet sent. The default is 32 bytes.
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