In previous articles we’ve built some useful servers. But this time let’s take a look at one of the most powerful network troubleshooting tools ever written: the mighty “ping” command. You may have ...

The useful program ping can be used to quickly test connections on your computer network. sends a signal from your computer to a specified network address. If the computer at that address responds, ...

Find out what's wrong with your network in a jiff with these PowerShell commands.

Here in the Oregon HQ for macosxhints.com, we’ve got a few devices on our local network. There are the Macs, of course, and a networked Brother laser printer, the AirPort Base Station, and our (rarely ...

Network tools are essential for solving issues with a computer network that is not performing as it should. There are quite a few things can do to aid in returning a network to its rightful state, and ...

Ping a website or another online server to test your computer's connection to that computer and measure the time it takes for data packets to travel there and back. By default, the ping command sends ...

The arping command can ping local systems to find out whether they are responsive, and with the help of scripts, can ping specific IP-address ranges. The arping command is one of the lesser known ...