Appendix D: TCP/IP Protocol: A Brief Overview
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Ping
TCP/IP systems can use a utility named
PING
(Packet InterNet Groper) to test
station and network integrity. The TCP/IP-32 add-on protocol for
Microsoft
Windows for Workgroups 3.11
includes a
PING
function that must be run from a
Windows
DOS window.
To use the Windows for Workgroups TCP/IP PING:
1
With Windows running, open a DOS window by double-clicking on the MS-
DOS Prompt icon.
2
At the DOS prompt, type PING <IP ADDRESS> (using the address of the
device for which you wish to test the computer's LAN communications).
The
PING
utility will report whether or not the other device responded, and what
the response time was.
For more information on TCP/IP and networking fundamentals, please see the
PMS
Serial Communications & Networking Manual.
