Pinging hosts is a fantastic way to work out if a host is turned on/live; which also make it a great way to discover targets on a network too. Ping is more often than used for troubleshooting if key hosts on the network, it can be seen as a way to confirm the correct networking is in place.

A ping is something referred to as an ICMP packet and when that ICMP packet has been sent out, it is waiting for a ICMP response from the host, therefore confirming its live.

To ping a host it is a really simple command of "ping" and then the host name or IP address:

· ping 192.168.1.1

· Ping filesevrer.CTRL.local

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