[How to] Ping a computer
Pinging is a way to tell if a computer is responding on the network. It also can be used to tell which IP address your website lives on. When you ping a computer, you need to know either the direct IP or domain name. To perform a ping in Linux- From the command line type: ping yourdomain.com and press the enter/return key To perform a ping in Mac- Use the program macping or you should be able to use the terminal program and type: ping yourdomain.com then press the enter/return key To perform a ping in Windows XP- Go to the "run" program from the start menu. type "cmd" and a black screen will appear. Type in: ping yourdomain.com then press the enter/return key. "yourdomain.com" is of course an example and you will replace this with your actual target domain. The result should be an IP address and some other useful data. Follow-up and discuss this topic in our forums |