Run a Ping test from Windows

• From the Windows desktop, select Search and either type: Command Prompt or Terminal.
• Highlight the first result from your Search and press Enter on your keyboard.
• When the Command Prompt/Terminal window open type the following:

ping [ipaddress or domain name]

Note: The Ping command will allow you to ping via IP address or domain name. The command can also be used from within either the Command Prompt or a Window Terminal.

• When you press Enter on the keyboard the device being pining will be pinged 4 times and report displayed on screen.

• To gracefully closethe Command Prompt type:

exit

• When you press Enter on your keyboard the Command Prompt window close.

ping -t [ipaddress or domain name]

ping -n [number of pings] [ipaddress or domain name]

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