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, ...

When you run an internet speed test on your device, you generally get three different measurements regardless of which specific test you use. The big one that most people focus on is the actual data ...

BPing is a tiny console-based ping tool with an unusual extra: sound. Why? It gives you instant feedback on what’s happening without any need to watch the console window. Double-click the program and ...

One measurement can look good, but you're still crawling along — it doesn't have to be like this.

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 ...

An iPad isn't usually the first device people turn to when they need to do a network diagnostic, but that doesn't mean it won't work. The difficulty is that a ping is a command line tool, and the iPad ...

Discovering what's on your network is typically accomplished with ping sweeps. But there is a better way. You want to know what's on your network. Your annual maintenance renewal audits continue to ...