The 'ping' command on most flavors of Unix has a nifty little feature that lets you select which port to ping on. It's handy when troubleshooting network applications. For example, if some wierd app.

When it comes to internet speed, most of us think about speed. Not that it doesn’t matter, but when it comes to online gaming, there is one more factor that matters a lot — Ping Time. It plays a vital ...

In short, a Ping (Packet Internet or Inter-Network Groper) is an Internet program that allows a user to test and verify if a particular destination IP address exists and can accept requests in ...