ernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q What is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? misc & Codrut Neagu () 07.06.2024 ee x + vk CO SeM TOC MU Creo est sec etcs Our crest Ceeer ume PCR COVES er ae Pea Pees Ping statisti [eas tet ert esi? Creare z Loman You don’t need to be a networking guru to have come across the term ping while working with computers, setting up networking devices such as wireless routers, dealing with online applications, or playing games online. If you're wondering what ping means and what the ping command does, read on. In this guide, I'll explain how ping works, what you can use it for, and what information you'll get by running ping on a Windows computer. There's some ground to cover, so, without further ado, let's start: Advertisement PVcase o #1 Utility-Scale Design Tool Make the leap with GoDad ntips:ww.cigtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-now‘o-usel seaernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q Ping is a diagnostic tool that you can use to test if a host, such as a web server, a wireless router, or another computer can be reached. In simpler words, ping can tell you whether your computer can communicate with the host you specify. oo C:\Users\codru>ping google.com Pinging google.com [2a00:1450:400d:808::200e] with 32 bytes of data ee renner eter ply from 2a80;1450: 4ood: 898: :200e: Ose cece Re ply from 2a90:1450: 400d: 898: : 2002: Dunes err Crore ie Peer a eet eat eres Coat Tote ess RS ee nee Pruitt oom rts Cees c LT Sener a] What a ping command looks like Ping works on any network, and it operates by sending messages. These messages are tiny packets of data sent from your computer by the ping command to a target host. In return, the host that receives them sends back responses called Echo Replies. Wher “' ~ niips:ww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-now‘o-usel 2102er13724, 11:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q What is ping in networking tests and games? The round-trip time is calculated in milliseconds (ms), and it tells you how fast the communication, or the network latency, if you prefer, is between the two hosts. If the response times are high or if ping tells you packets were lost, there’s a problem with the network connection. On the other hand, if the ping command shows that no packets were lost and the response times are low, the network connection is in good shape. niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 3122ernai24, 1:18 PM What is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q Digi (RCS & RDS) Ping results in SpeedTest What you need to remember is that when you see ping values reported in apps, in networking tests like , or in online games, they refer to the time it takes for your PC to get a response to ping commands. This time is an indicator of the speed of the reaction time of your internet connection or your network connection. The lower the ping, the better the reaction time You can use the ping command tool in Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux distributions, macOS, Unix, and FreeBSD, as well as in many other operating systems. It works on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, servers, etc. Even networking equipment like W! Si niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-uselernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q Wn PIUWIES Ul a WOW CUMIPULe!. WrHeH runing @ poy Gunmen, yuu determine: * Whether the target of the ping command is active or inactive. * How much time it takes to communicate with the target device to send and receive an Echo request and a reply. How many packets are lost when communicating with the target device. Take a look at the screenshot below, where | ran the command. ping waw.microsoft.com Cop Cer See arts at ee cat pray Reply fi ae Coste: 26F0:9¢60: creo et How to run and what you get from a ping command in Windows From the output of this ping command, you learn: v niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 522e113724, 11:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q * The time it took, in milliseconds, for microsoft.com to reply to the ping command: for each of the four Echo requests individually, the minimum, the maximum, and the average time it took to respond to the ping command As you can see, ping sends four Echo requests by default, and it shares statistics and data based on the replies it gets from the target. Now let's take a look at how to use ping commands on a Windows computer: Advertisement How to run ping commands in Windows Before anything else, keep in mind that in Windows, you can execute ping commands from Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Terminal. Everything works the same regardless of which command-line environment you prefer, and it doesn’t matter whether you're using Windows 10 or Windows 11. To begin, open the Command Prompt or PowerShell. Then, enter ping followed by the IP address (or the hostname) of the target computer or device. For example, type niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 22ernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? DIGITAL CITIZEN Q [eNterse ee omer oor cea cet C:\Users\codru>| How to ping in CMD As , the ping command in Windows can use lots of parameters. To see them for yourself, write ping? or ping -? and press Enter on your keyboard. Windows then lists all the parameters and switches you can use for the ping command. niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 102ernai24, 1:18 PM what is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? DIGITAL CITIZEN Q Paes pee] esse: Sastre Rent LCs ens Leerarert eos irerarrar anes perinreces Poteet ee eC Cece ac cee cd Senate re eee ee ea and has no effect on the type of service field in the IP Header). a Record fe mo) want eet eaecren ty) a acc err ses sera enacts oat meoee ee rote rere Some cot arta creer cera ras ie eee cns area Seta cee aera this header is use Se ee ees eee era ere een eae reer os Re er et ener eter Tear) How to see the parameters of ping in CMD NOTE: You can use / or - before any parameter of the ping command. They are interchangeable and lead to the same result. Here is an explanation of all the switches for the ping command + /t- ping continues sending Echo request messages to the destination until interrupted manually. To interrupt and display statistics, press CTRL + Pause/Break. To interrupt and quit the ping, press CTRL + C. v niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel e122e113724, 11:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q * /f- use this to send Echo request messages with a “Do Not Fragment” flag turned ‘on, to prevent the request from being fragmented by routers on the way to the destination. This option works for IPv4 addresses only, and it is useful for troubleshooting path Maximum Transmission Unit (PMTU) problems. * /iTTL- sets the Time to Live (TTL) value for the Echo request, the maximum of which is 255. TTL limits the lifetime of the data being sent by the ping command. If the TTL value has elapsed and no reply was received, the data is discarded. * /vTOS - sets the Type of Service (TOS) used for the Echo request. The default value is 0, and the maximum is 255. This option works only for IPv4 addresses * /r count - sets the number of hops between your PC and the target that you want to be recorded and displayed by the ping command. The maximum value for the count is 9. It works only with IPv4 addresses. « /s count - reports the time (in Internet Timestamp format) when each Echo request is received and each reply is sent. The maximum value for the count is 4, meaning that only the first four hops can be time-stamped. This option works just with IPv4 addresses. + /jhost-list - uses the Loose Source Route specified in the host list. With this type of routing, successive intermediate destinations can be separated by one or multiple routers. The maximum number of addresses or names in the host list is 9. The host list is a series of IP addresses separated by spaces, and they have to be IPv4 addresses. + /k host-list - uses the Strict Source Route specified in the host list. With strict routing, the next intermediate destination must be reachable directly (and not separated by a router). The maximum number of addresses or names in the host ” niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 9122e113724, 11:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q © /s srcaqar - specities tne source aaaress to use wnen working witn Irve aaaresses. The address must be entered after srcaddr. * /c compartments - specifies the routing compartment identifier. /p - pings a Hyper-V Network Virtualization provider address. « /4- forces the use of the IPv4 address and it is used in conjunction with hostnames, not IP addresses. For example, write “ping /4 www.microsoft.com” (without the quotation marks), and it returns the IPv4 address of the hostname. * /6 - forces the use of the IPv6 address and it is used in conjunction with hostnames, not IP addresses. For example, execute the “ping /6 www.microsoft.com” command to see the IPv6 address of the hostname. Advertisement Examples of ping commands Ye make sure that you understand how to work with the ping command, I'll share niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 0122ernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q FR SUE SE Crs oany BEI ye fe MEI SHE SE SHE Fe GR Seep Se See ee request. Se ee ous etreent coer Bt peieSe Coane SoC Hany eet cog crt raat rrr cag F Ty ; crt a cir? from rrr a no: From 208.110: od ett Continue sending ping commands until manually stopping However, if you do this kind of endless monitoring of well-managed hosts, your PC could get banned from accessing. Do not forget to stop it by using your keyboard to press: cTRL+¢ niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel seeernai24, 1:18 PM What is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? DIGITAL CITIZEN Q srt SNe) Stopping a ping command You may want to use a finite number of Echo request messages to send, using: jing -n count hostname like in the next screenshot: niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 2102ernai24, 1:18 PM What is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? DIGITAL CITIZEN Q cee ee vertoese Run a specified number of ping commands If you know the IP address of a host and you want to know the hostname, you can use: ing -a IP address s\codneping 2 192.168.50.1 | niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel 13122e113724, 11:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q we sae prereset Addendum: Do you know who invented ping? The ping utility was created by an American named Mike Muuss in December 1983 while working in the Ballistic Research Laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The name comes from the sonar technology used in submarines, surface ships, and aircraft, which sends a pulse and listens for the echo to detect underwater objects. He found it a suitable metaphor for how the ping utility works. | like this metaphor a lot. What about you? Do you find the ping command useful? At the end of this article, | hope you've gained a better understanding of the ping command - what its purpose is, how it works, and how you can use it on your Windows computer. Have you used ping? Did it help you troubleshoot issues on your local network, on the internet, or in your favorite online game? Let me know in the comments section below. DISCOVER: SMARTHOME COMMAND PROMPT NETWORK ANDINTERNET POWERSHELL PROGRAMS. TUTORIALS WINDOWS WIRELESS Email niips:Iww.clgtaletizenfelwnat-s-ping-nowso-usel saizeernai24, 1:18 PM hat is ping? How do you use ping commands in Windows? = DIGITAL CITIZEN Q How do I find my router's IP address? 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