--- layout: page category-page: intermediate category-title: intermediate commands author: Joy Albertini tags: server ping latency UNIX title: ping ---

The ping command, is used to test connection between a local server/computer to a remote UNIX server. The ping command sends ICMP Echo Request packets to the remote server for accessing it. Each packet echoed back (via an ICMP Echo Response packet) is written to the shell output.

Usage: