It's often useful to gain a quick measure of a network's "real-world" performance. Pinging is a technique in which you send a predetermined amount of data to a specific IP address on your own network ...

ping is a diagnostic tool used for verifying connectivity between two hosts on a network. It sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to a remote IP address and watches for ...

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 ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. When a developer tests web-based applications, it’s common practice to spoof your computer to ...

There are certain Linux commands I consider essential. They range from networking, troubleshooting, and file viewing. They're also easy enough for new users to learn. Even though I've been using Linux ...

host 10.0.0.1<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>dig 10.0.0.1<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>nslookup 10.0.0.1 (I think this is deprecated)<BR><BR>or <BR><BR>mtr 10.0.0.1 (this will ping, traceroute, and lookup the name so should ...