What is a Ping?
A PING stands for Packet Inter Net Groper. Ping helps to find connection strength between computers connected through LAN .Ping command is with an IP address or website.
Example :Ping 198.14.1.0 or Ping www.yahoo.com
You can test the LAN ping using the method below
start->run->command prompt->ping website name or ping ip-address
you can check website ping using the site WhoisXY.com .
A “ping” is a simple measure of round-trip latency. It is the time taken for a packet of information to travel from your computer to a server and back again, measured in milliseconds. Electricity, like light, travels at a remarkably fast speed — not instantaneously. This doesn’t cause a big problems when communicating between, say, capital cities, but it does get noticeable over longer distances — between countries for instance. High latency can also be caused when the data is delayed during transmission. Regular telephone line modems introduce a lot of transmission delay. Delays can also occur when pipelines are heavily used and packets have to queue up, or when the target server is overloaded with responsibilities. In general, broadband internet connections have lower “ping” than regular dial-up accounts.
‘Ping’ is a network utility that monitors the time delay and reliability of messages sent across the network. A small message is sent, and the receiving computer immediately sends a response message. By monitoring the time delay and percentage of responses that are received, we can estimate the network reliability and latency. We also use ping to determine whether your host computer is online. Failure to respond to a ping indicates that your computer is either down or not connected to the Net.
