how does Ping work?
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The command in a command line interface, or actual ping between computers/networks? I’ll explain both, since they go hand in hand
Command line interface : It sends a packet (a small piece of data) that says “reply to me” from one host to another, and measures the time it takes to receive that reply, or even says it never received a reply after a predetermined amount of time passes.
Ping between networks/hosts : Information can only be sent and received at such a high speed, and when you have routers and switches moving that information around and processing it, it all adds a little bit of latency from initially sending the information from one device to another.
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