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Building: It is an ex-Locost - it has gone to the IOW!
posted on 13/9/14 at 08:38 PM
'ping' is a command used when dealing with network issues - it's named after the ping you get from sonar. You send a signal to an IP
address, and time how long it takes to receive a return message. For example, if I send
ping google.com
I get
PING google.com (212.56.71.144) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=1 ttl=60 time=14.2 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=2 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=3 ttl=60 time=12.5 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=4 ttl=60 time=12.5 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=5 ttl=60 time=13.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=6 ttl=60 time=12.5 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=7 ttl=60 time=12.5 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=8 ttl=60 time=13.3 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=9 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=10 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=11 ttl=60 time=13.5 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=12 ttl=60 time=13.7 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=13 ttl=60 time=13.0 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=14 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=15 ttl=60 time=12.6 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=16 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=17 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
64 bytes from ggc02.plus.net (212.56.71.144): icmp_seq=18 ttl=60 time=12.8 ms
--- google.com ping statistics ---
18 packets transmitted, 18 received, 0% packet loss, time 17030ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 12.583/13.044/14.209/0.491 ms
It's absolutely no use when using this forum though...
To give you a more constructive answer...you can send a U2U to another member which is a private message (often referred to as a PM on other forums).
If you look at each members post you'll see the "U2U" button next to it. Ideal for communicating email and postal addresses when
buying/selling or for conversations not suitable for the open forum.
That said, David Jenkins answer is what first came to mind when reading the thread title.
