Ping Test

This program uses the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) to check-in with the target IP address and return a response time. This utility is available in most StayLinked clients and commonly within radio and network configuration programs available on most devices.

During a typical ping, the results will be displayed in the number of milliseconds that the packet took to make the round trip to the destination and back. Lower numbers are better and excessively high results will result in sluggish or unreliable connectivity. A typical wired network will return results of less that 10ms. Consistent results of less than 50ms should not be noticed by the terminal user. Results of 200ms or more may seem to hesitate or pause during transactions. Regular results in excess of 500ms will result in noticeably poor performance.

If the results say ‘Host Unreachable’, no route was available to make the round trip or the packets were dropped before the round trip could complete. Occasional dropped packets will be mostly unnoticed by a terminal user, while regular packet loss will cause poor performance with any network dependant application.

If the results report ‘Unable to Resolve’, the address was entered incorrectly, the name used was not listed in the name server, or the name server was not reachable.