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 ...

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 ...

Ping, Apple's largely ignored attempt at a music-focused social network, is officially shutting down Sept. 30. During Apple's media event Wednesday, Apple introduced a redesigned iTunes interface for ...

Last time, we pointed out that the usefulness of the ping and tracert commands has been severely limited by the fact that in order to protect from denial-of-service attacks, many systems now do not ...