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Ping

Sends ICMP echo requests to a host and reports packet loss and round-trip latency. Useful for verifying that a server is online and measuring network responsiveness.

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What is Ping?

Ping is the oldest and simplest network diagnostic there is: send a small packet (ICMP echo request) to a host and measure how long it takes to come back. If it comes back, the host is reachable. How long it takes tells you about latency; how many packets go missing tells you about packet loss.

This online ping tool runs the test from our server rather than your own machine, which is useful when you want to check reachability from outside your local network, or when ICMP is blocked on your own connection.

How to use the Ping tool

  1. 1 Enter a hostname (example.com) or IP address into the field.
  2. 2 Choose how many packets to send — 4 is enough for a quick check, 8-10 gives a steadier average.
  3. 3 Run the test and read the round-trip time (RTT) for each packet in milliseconds.
  4. 4 Check the packet loss percentage — anything above 0% on a stable link usually indicates a problem worth investigating.

When you need this tool

  • Confirming a server, game server or website is actually online and responding before digging deeper.
  • Measuring baseline latency to a host to judge whether a connection is "fast enough" for gaming, VoIP or video calls.
  • Detecting intermittent packet loss that causes choppy calls, dropped connections or laggy gameplay.
  • Checking reachability to a newly provisioned server or VPS right after deployment.
  • Comparing latency to the same host from different geographic vantage points.

How it works

The tool sends ICMP echo request packets from our server to the target host and times how long each echo reply takes to return. It reports the minimum, maximum and average round-trip time across all packets sent, along with the percentage that received no reply at all (packet loss).

Frequently asked questions

What is a "good" ping time?

Under 20ms is excellent (typical for same-region servers), 20-100ms is good for most browsing and streaming, 100-150ms is noticeable in real-time gaming or calls, and anything consistently above 150-200ms will feel laggy for interactive use.

Why does a host show 0% response / timeout?

Either the host is genuinely down, or — more commonly — its firewall is configured to silently drop ICMP echo requests. Many servers block ping for security reasons while still serving HTTP/HTTPS traffic perfectly normally, so a failed ping doesn't always mean the service itself is offline.

What does packet loss actually mean?

Packet loss is the percentage of pings that never got a reply. Occasional loss (under 1-2%) can happen on any network, but sustained loss above that usually points to congestion, a failing link, wireless interference, or an overloaded router somewhere on the path.

Why is ping from this tool different from pinging the same host from my own computer?

You're testing from a different network path. Our server ping measures latency from our data center location to the target; your own ping measures latency from your ISP connection. Both are valid — they just answer different questions about reachability.