Master the art of network troubleshooting with our comprehensive guide on how to ping IP addresses and domain names in Windows 10 and Windows 11. This essential skill not only helps in diagnosing connectivity issues but also ensures your network's optimal performance. Whether you're a network administrator, a remote worker, or just someone keen on maintaining a healthy connection, our step-by-step instructions will make pinging a breeze. Learn to send ping commands like a pro, interpret the results, and keep your connection smooth and steady.
How to:
Step 1: Open the Start Menu
Step 2: Type "cmd" and click on "Command Prompt" to open the command line
Step 3: Type "ping 8.8.8.8" and hit enter
Congratulations, you have just pinged the outside world and got a successful response.
Note: 8.8.8.8 is the google DNS IP address. It's a useful number to remember when troubleshooting. If you can ping it, you are connected to the Internet.
Good response vs Bad response
In the first example, We are pinging 8.8.8.8 and we get four successful pings from the IP address. When it is successful, the byte size, time and time to load (TTL) are displayed.
In the second example, we are pinging 192.168.1.1 which is a LAN IP address that doesn't exist. As you can see it states the "Destination host unreachable" meaning the device is either, not powered on, not connected to the network or the IP address is incorrect
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