The ping is the thing



Which of these would you normally see when using the ping command? Pick two.

A) The round trip time of the ping

B) The IP address of each router the ping packet traverses

C) The number of bytes sent in each ping

D) The IP address of your default router

E) Just close your eyes and listen for the response *ping*


The answer: A) The round trip time of the ping, and C) The number of bytes sent in each ping

The ping command is a useful network utility to test connectivity, but it does not normally provide details about your default routers or any routers along the network path (unless you’re pinging the router directly).

Want to know more? Watch “Command Line Utilities.”

There is a wealth of Windows utilities that can be run directly from the command line or launched from the Start menu. In this video, we’ll examine utilities like telnet, ping, msconfig, dxdiag, and many more.