Network communication test

Use Ping to test the communication between computers on an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

To perform a ping test, open a command prompt on each computer and type ping <computer_name>, where <computer_name> is the name of the other computer you want to contact.

A successful response shows 4 attempts to contact the computer, lists the IP Address, indicates Packets: Sent = 4. Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), plus timing data. If this is not the case, it indicates that the computers cannot communicate and that you need to resolve the connectivity situation.

NOTE: The ping utility requires that Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) is enabled on your network.