what is ping command

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Ping command is a network diagnostic tool used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

Ping command sends ICMP Echo Request messages to the target host and waits for ICMP Echo Reply messages.
It measures the round-trip time for packets to travel from the source to the destination and back.
Ping command is commonly used to troubleshoot network connectivity issues and determine network latency.
Example: 'ping google.com' sends ICMP Echo Request messages to google.com and displays the round-trip time for each reply.

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Packet Internet Gopher (Ping) command helps to verify IP-level connectivity. When troubleshooting, you can use ping to send an ICMP echo request to a target host name or IP address.

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To check if the connection actually working or have any lack, breaking somewhere for what we are unable to connect...

what is ping command

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