what is ping?
How does internet ping work
Ping is a type of network packet that is used to check if a machine that you want to connect to over the internet is available or not. A ping is a network packet termed an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packet. The process of a ping is done when a machine sends an ICMP echo request packet to another machine or interface over the internet. If the receiving machine is available and is enabled to reply back, it will respond with an echo reply packet.
This not only shows us that the receiving machine is alive and working, it also helps us to identify a number of things such as total time taken, loss of packets, etc that are used to judge the reliability of the connection. To run a ping from your Linux machine, you will need to open a terminal and write a command. The syntax of the command is “ping destination_ip”– replace “destination_ip” with the actual IP address of the machine you want to connect with.
What is a Good Ping Response Time?
< 30 ms - excellent ping; almost unnoticeable; ideal for online gaming
30 to 50 ms - average ping; still ok for online gaming
50 to 100 ms - somewhat slow ping time; not too noticeable for web browsing but may affect gaming
100 ms to 500 ms - slow ping; minimal effect on web browsing, but will create noticeable lag in online gaming
> 500 ms - pings of a half second or more will add a noticeable delay to all requests; typically happens when the source and destination are in different parts of the world
Ping is a type of network packet that is used to check if a machine that you want to connect to over the internet is available or not. A ping is a network packet termed an Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packet. The process of a ping is done when a machine sends an ICMP echo request packet to another machine or interface over the internet. If the receiving machine is available and is enabled to reply back, it will respond with an echo reply packet.
This not only shows us that the receiving machine is alive and working, it also helps us to identify a number of things such as total time taken, loss of packets, etc that are used to judge the reliability of the connection. To run a ping from your Linux machine, you will need to open a terminal and write a command. The syntax of the command is “ping destination_ip”– replace “destination_ip” with the actual IP address of the machine you want to connect with.
What is a Good Ping Response Time?
< 30 ms - excellent ping; almost unnoticeable; ideal for online gaming
30 to 50 ms - average ping; still ok for online gaming
50 to 100 ms - somewhat slow ping time; not too noticeable for web browsing but may affect gaming
100 ms to 500 ms - slow ping; minimal effect on web browsing, but will create noticeable lag in online gaming
> 500 ms - pings of a half second or more will add a noticeable delay to all requests; typically happens when the source and destination are in different parts of the world
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