How to: Ping a server, website, or IP address


Introduction

Ping is often useful to aid in network troubleshooting. Use the instructions below to run a ping.

NOTE: ICMP traffic is blocked at the TTU Internet firewall, so you will not be able to ping TTU servers from outside the TTU network. You will also not be able to ping non-TTU servers from within the TTU network.

Instructions

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Android

You may be able to find an app in your device's app store that has ping functionality.

iOS and iPadOS

You may be able to find an app in your device's app store that has ping functionality.

macOS

1) Open the Terminal app.

2) Type ping followed by the server, website, or IP address that you would like to ping. Then, press return on your keyboard.

EXAMPLE: ping 129.118.123.45

EXAMPLE: ping www.ttu.edu

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3) Press control+C when you want to stop the ping.

Windows

1) Open Command Prompt.

2) Type ping followed by the server, website, or IP address that you would like to ping. Then, press Enter on your keyboard.

EXAMPLE: ping 129.118.123.45

EXAMPLE: ping www.ttu.edu

example screenshot

TIP: You can export the ping results to a text file for your own reference. This can be useful if you need to provide the results to a support provider for investigation.

OUTCOME

You have used ping to test a website or IP address. For help interpreting the output, please view our article on how to use ping for troubleshooting purposes.