PING

The 'ping' command is available on both UNIX and Windows95 hosts. It can be used to determine whether the target is "alive", ie. responding to network requests. The command syntax is as follows:

	ping <hostname>

For example,

	ping umeteor

The exact response from this command depends on the type of host software you are using. On UNIX systems it will usually respond with "umeteor is alive". On Windows95, it responds with a series of messages that state how long the target took to respond to the test messages.