Are you a Know-IT-All? Ping
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Networking, ping, traceroute
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is ping
Ping is an Internet program that allows a user to verify that a particular IP address exists and can accept requests.
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This command line utility allows a user to track the hops a packet takes to reach its destination. What’s the secret word?
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TTL tells a network router whether a packet has been in the network too long and should be discarded. What does TTL stand for?
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What open source command-line tool for monitoring network traffic works by capturing and displaying packet headers and matching them against a set of criteria?
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