Microsoft DOS ping command

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About ping:
Helps in determining TCP/IP Networks IP address as well as determine issues with the network and assists in resolving them.

Syntax:
ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
[-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] [-k host-list]]
[-w timeout] destination-list

Options:
-t => Pings the specified host until stopped.To see statistics and continue - type Control
Break; To stop - type Control-C.
-a => Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n => Count Number of echo requests to send.
-l => Size Send buffer size.
-f => Set Don't Fragment flag in packet.
-i => TTL Time To Live.
-v => TOS Type Of Service.
-r => Count Record route for count hops.
-s => Count Timestamp for count hops.
-j => host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-k => host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w => timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.

Examples:

ping localhost

Pings the local host, this will allow you to see if the computer is able to send information out and receive the information back. Note that this does not send information over a network but may allow you to see if the card is being seen.

ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

Allows you to ping another computer where the x's are located are where you would place the IP address of the computer you are attempting to ping. If this is not able to complete this should relay back an unsuccessful message which could be an indication of cable issues, network card issues, hub issue, etc.

ping computerhope.com

PING computerhope.com (204.228.150.3) 56(84) bytes of data.64 bytes from www.computerhope.com (204.228.150.3): icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.267 ms--- computerhope.com ping statistics ---1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0msrtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.267/0.267/0.267/0.000 ms