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How to Ping a Mac Website

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The idea of pinging was inspired by sonar.

When you "ping" a website or IP address, you are transmitting a packet of information to the address and waiting to receive a reply. You can troubleshoot Internet connections by pinging website and IP addresses to confirm they are responding properly. While many believe that "ping" is a shorthand version of Packet Internet Groper, Mike Muuss, the author of the ping program says, "I named it after the sound that a sonar makes, inspired by the whole principle of echo-location."

Instructions

    • 1

      Click on the "Go" menu of the Finder and highlight "Utilities."

    • 2

      Double-click on "Network Utilities." Select the "Ping" tab from the options at the top of the window.

    • 3

      Enter the Internet address of the website you want to ping in the text box. Select the option to send a limited number of pings. Leave the number of pings set to the default of 10.

    • 4

      Press the "Ping" button. The response to the ping will appear in the dialog box in the bottom half of the screen.

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