2.19.3.1. ping

ping is a standard utility that can be used to find out the IP address of a site, check its availability and the connection quality on the way to it. It sends ICMP packets to the server with the site and measures the time it takes for them to come back and considers the percentage of losses.

Windows

  1. Open command prompt.
  2. Execute the command (instead of example.com, specify the address of the desired site without http:// or https:// at the beginning and / at the end):
    ping example.com

  3. Wait for the results of execution:

macOS

  1. Open terminal.
  2. Execute the command (instead of example.com, specify the address of the desired site without http:// or https:// at the beginning and / at the end):
    ping example.com

  3. Wait until enough data is collected and press ⌘+C to stop the command execution:
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