David Strom is the author of two books on computer networking, along with thousands of articles on various IT topics. Follow him on Twitter: @dstrom As agencies' networks widen their reach through the ...

The UNIX ping command lets you test network servers and latency. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. The UNIX ping command is a tiny UNIX network tool that allows you to test your network, ...

Some free speed tests, including Ookla and Cloudflare, also give you download and upload scores for latency. These are referred to as “loaded latency” results, and they’re taken while the speed test ...

In previous articles we’ve built some useful servers. But this time let’s take a look at one of the most powerful network troubleshooting tools ever written: the mighty “ping” command. You may have ...

Editor’s note: Jelle Frank van der Zwet is Segment Marketing Manager, Cloud, for Interxion, and David Strom is a freelance writer. Do you ever encounter delays in loading web-based applications and ...

Make sure that your changes are saved, and exit the window. You should now be able to ping other PCs on your network. Note: This method should work for Windows 11 ...

We’ve mastered launching satellites, but it’s the way these satellites connect to Earth—and to each other—that will determine ...