Testing Network Connectivity with ping
ping is the fundamental tool for testing TCP/IP network connectivity. Because most networks today use the Internet (TCP/IP) protocol for file and printer sharing services, as well as for Internet access, most Windows users can use the ping test to confirm that their network cabling, hardware, and the TCP/IP protocol are all functioning correctly. ping sends several data packets to a specified computer and waits for the other computer to send the packets back. By default, it sends four packets and prints the results of the four tests.
To see whether the network can carry data between a pair of computers, use the ipconfig command (described previously) to find the IP address of the two computers. Then, on ...
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