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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

As worldwide attention focuses on Apple’s problem-riddled Maps app, another Apple miscue is about to be quietly put to rest. This month, Apple’s iTunes music social network -- Ping -- began displaying ...

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 ...