You are randomly losing connectivity to the Internet, and you’d like to inform your ISP the instant the problem occurs again. Which of these tools can help you constantly monitor the connectivity between your computer and a host on the Internet?
A) ping
B) tracert
C) msinfo32
D) dxdiag
E) Have a good book nearby for any unannounced outages
The answer: A) ping
A simple ping command can be configured to constantly check connectivity until interrupted. With the ping in place, you can visually see when the link is operating and when it might be having problems.
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