[ # ] How to Ping with Macs OS X

/* Posted May 10th, 2008 at 10:43pm */
/* Filed under Apple, Apps, Mac, Mac Mini */

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Ping tests from Macintosh OS X

It’s easy to ping from a Macintosh running 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 www.coderetard.com to ping coderetard’s site.
8) Click the Ping button.

You can also use the Terminal program to ping.

To open terminal:
1) Click on Finder in the dock.
2) Click on Macintosh HD in the window.
3) Click on Applications.
4) Click on Utilies.
5) Double-click on Terminal.
6) Type “ping www.coderetardc.om”, which pings coderetard’s domain servers.

Terminal runs a continuous ping, unlike the Windows command line. To stop the ping, hold down CTRL-C.