Microsoft DOS ping command

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About ping
Availability
Syntax
Examples
Additional information

About ping

Helps in determining TCP/IP Networks IP address as well as determine issues with the network and assists in resolving them. See the ping definition for a full description.

Availability

The ping.exe command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

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 - press Ctrl + C.
-aResolve addresses to hostnames.
-n countNumber of echo requests to send.
-l sizeSend buffer size.
-fSet Don't Fragment flag in packet.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOSType Of Service.
-r count   Record route for count hops.
-s countTimestamp for count hops.
-j host-listLoose source route along host-list.
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w timeoutTimeout 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 0ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.267/0.267/0.267/0.000 ms

Additional information

Is there a continuous ping options?

ping <address> -t

Use the -t option to ping any address until you cancel it by pressing Ctrl + C.