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Originally Posted by joycedb
I know I'm a dinosaur now. Can anyone explain the word "ping?"
Joyce
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They used the word incorrectly actually.
Ping is a utility used by network administrators to test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol (IP) network and to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from the originating host to a destination computer.
Basically, think of it as what bats and dolphins use: echo location. It tells them how far away something is depending on how long it takes the sound to bounce back, right? SysAdmins use it to determine how long it takes a data packet to go from a computer, across a network to another computer (or server) and then come back again. It's used mostly for maintenance purposes.
The way KCMay was using it was just like a, "Get back to me in December and I might be able to check it out for ya."
Hope my explanation makes sense.
