What is a Ping test and how do I perform one?
PING test helps to know the connection strength between computers in LAN….You can use the ping test to find the internet working properly or not.You can check the Ping of the Internet Connection easily…To check Local LAN Connection Ping by using the Following method
GO to start->run->cmd->Ping ip-address
or you need to check Ping for website from your computer means you can reach here Whoisxy.com and do the Ping test for yahoo,Google etc…
– Ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network. The following FAQ demonstrates running a ping test on a Windows XP machine. The IP address used in the example is 192.168.0.1 – Click the Start button. – Select Run. – Type cmd – Press Enter – Type: ping 192.168.0.1 (replacing 192.168.0.1 with the IP address of the device you want to test) – Press Enter – If the ping times out or the host or net are unreachable, the test failed. This means the device is not communicating with the PC. – If the IP address you sent the pings to replies, the test passed and the device is properly communicating with the PC.