Q188876
Sign in to savecomputer network administration utility used to test the reachability of a host
Key facts
- Original author
- Mike Muuss
- Developers
- Various open-source and commercial developers
- Initial release
- 1983 ; 43 years ago ( 1983 )
- Platform
- Cross-platform
- Type
- Command
- License
- Public-domain , BSD , GPL , MIT
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Ping is a network management software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It is available in a wide range of operating systems.
Ping measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer that are echoed back to the source. The name comes from active sonar terminology that sends a pulse of sound and listens for the echo to detect objects under water.