How to test your network or server using ping in Terminal
The UNIX ping command lets you test network servers and latency. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app.
Chip Loder
Technical Writer
Chip is a 30-year Apple industry veteran, is author of 18 commercial Mac software products, and is a former Apple and Sony employee. He began hacking away on Apple computers on the Apple II+ in high school in the mid 1980's, then moved on to the Mac in the early 90's. In a previous life he created the game developer audio tools for Playstation 2 at Sony, and worked on the New World OpenFirmware found in late 90's Macs.
