How do I ping my website via OSX?

The process for performing a ping check within your Apple OSX environment is easy to do, and only takes a few moments. Please follow the methodical step-by-step directions outlined below for your convenience.

Performing the ping via the Apple OSX:

• Login to your Apple OSX computer
• Next, go to the "Applications" folder and click on the "Utilities" folder
• Then, please click on the "Network Utility" and onto the "Ping" tab
• From the "Ping" tab, you’ll be able to input the domain or IP
• If successful, you should see a reply such as:

  PING domain.com (174.xx.xxx.xx): 56 data bytes
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=12.548 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=11.239 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=19.059 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=22.861 ms

Performing the ping via Apple OSX SSH:

• Login to your Apple OSX computer
• Next, go to "Applications" and then onto "Utilities"
• From the "Utilities" folder click on "Terminal"
• Once terminal has opened, please type:

  # ping <IP-ADDRESS> or <DOMAIN-NAME>

• If successful, you should get an output such as the following:

  PING domain.com (174.xx.xxx.xx): 56 data bytes
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=0 ttl=50 time=12.548 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=1 ttl=50 time=11.239 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=2 ttl=50 time=19.059 ms
  64 bytes from 174.xx.xxx.xx: icmp_seq=3 ttl=50 time=22.861 ms

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Article Number: 131
Posted: Tue, May 15, 2012
Last Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012
Posted: LicenseCube Support [support@licensecube.com]

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