How to Ping on a Mac Computer

Pinging on a Windows computer is easy, but many people have no idea how to do so on a Mac computer.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Mac OS X

1. Click on Finder in the dock.
2. Click on Macintosh HD in the window.
3. Click on Applications.
4. Click on Utilities.
5. Double-click on Network Utility.
6. In the Network Utility window, click on the Ping tab.
7. In the field under "Please enter the network address to ping," enter yahoo.com to ping Yahoo's domain servers.
8. Click the Ping button.

Tips & Warnings

• If you get replies, it means that your Internet connection is healthy.
• If you get timeouts, then you need to check your cabling. Calling your Internet Service Provider might also be of some help.

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