Ping sends ICMP Echo Request packets from our server to the host you specify and measures how long each round trip takes. It is the fastest way to check if a machine is online and how stable the path to it is.
Enter a hostname (e.g. google.com) or an IPv4/IPv6 address, choose how many packets to send, and — optionally — force a specific payload size to probe MTU. The output streams to your browser line by line; you will see TTL, time in milliseconds and final statistics (min/avg/max and percentage of packet loss).
How to read the results
- time=…ms — round-trip latency. Under 50 ms is excellent, 50–150 ms is typical for cross-country, above 300 ms usually means an overseas or congested path.
- TTL — Time To Live, how many hops the packet can still traverse before being dropped. Gives a rough hint of how far the target is.
- Request timeout — the host is unreachable or is blocking ICMP. Try another target or fall back to traceroute.
- Packet loss — non-zero loss signals a flaky path or a saturated link.
FAQ
Why does my ping time out? Many servers drop ICMP as a hardening measure. The host may still be up; try nmap or a real service check.
What is MTU and why does it matter? The Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet size a link will forward without fragmentation. Sending with the don't fragment flag and progressively smaller sizes reveals the smallest link on the path — useful for troubleshooting VPNs and tunnels.
Is pinging a public server legal? Yes. Ping is a passive diagnostic and normal part of running the internet.