How to check responsiveness or activity of a server, website or a network device using the command line utility in Windows and Linux?
There are some powerful networking tools available in both Windows and Linux OS that can be directly invoked from the Command Line or the Terminal. The ‘ping’ command sends data packets to the host specified using the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), and sees in what time the target host responds or sends back packets or if it responds at all. It is a very useful tool to verify contact with the targeted host and is fundamental to those involved in network testing and troubleshooting.
It is used as:-
Let’s test it.
You can see the response time, time to live (TTL) and the ICMP sequence.
