Description: Ping is one of the most useful network debugging tools available. The first ping <br />
program was written by Mike Muuss in December 1983 for use on Unix machines. Muuss <br />
named his program after the sonar sounds used for echolocation by submarines, <br />
although some say ping stands for "Packet InterNet Grouper". Ping sends a small <br />
packet of information containing an ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to a specified computer, <br />
which then sends an ECHO_REPLY packet in return. The ping program then evaluates <br />
this reply, and a report is shown. You can check several things with the ping <br />
program: can you reach another computer, how long does it take to bounce a packet <br />
off of another site (what is the distance), ... You can ping either a domain name, <br />
or an IP address. Functionality to show domain names when using IP addresses is <br />
supported. Even routing options are available, alas only 9 routes can be shown due <br />
to the structure of the IP header (RFC 792). Why did I write my own ping program? <br />
There are two main reasons: a) It wanted to know how the ping program worked. I <br />
found it really intriguing and was very curious and b) There was a need for a <br />
better ping program here at the lab where I work.  Free demo download 44 K
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