ping is a computer network administration software utility used to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It measures the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer that are echoed back to the source. The name comes from active sonar terminology that sends a pulse of sound and listens for the echo to detect objects under water,[1] although it is sometimes interpreted as a backronym to packet Internet groper.[2]
Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP/ICMP6) Echo Request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP Echo Reply. The program reports errors, packet loss, and a statistical summary of the results, typically including the minimum, maximum, the mean round-trip times, and standard deviation of the mean.
PING (Packet Internet Groper)，因特网包探索器，用于测试网络连接量的程序。Ping发送一个ICMP(Internet Control Messages Protocol）即因特网信报控制协议；回声请求消息给目的地并报告是否收到所希望的ICMPecho （ICMP回声应答）。它是用来检查网络是否通畅或者网络连接速度的命令。作为一个生活在网络上的管理员或者黑客来说，ping命令是第一个必须掌握的DOS命令，它所利用的原理是这样的：利用网络上机器IP地址的唯一性，给目标IP地址发送一个数据包，再要求对方返回一个同样大小的数据包来确定两台网络机器是否连接相通，时延是多少。
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