A ping is a network utility to test if a host is available and to measure the time it takes for the request to reach the host and back to its source.
Ping functions by sending ICMP echo request packets to the target host and then waiting for an ICMP echo reply.
The ping utility was written by Mike Muuss in December 1983 at the US Army Research Laboratory.
Ping is named after the sound the sonar makes.
We can use the ping command in “Command Prompt” in Windows OS and in “Terminal” in Linux OSes
How to use Ping command ?
You can simply enter the IP address or the domain name after the command “ping”
e.g. “ping www.google.com” “ping 192.168.1.1”
