A Ping is a software utility used to verify the reachability of a specific IP address on a network. It was first developed by Michael Muss in 1983 to quickly test various points of the network and get a response. It works by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo requests to the host of a destination computer and then waiting for an echo reply. The ping is initiated several times to get responses echoed back to the source provides important information such as :
* consistency in the network connection
* bytes sent and received
* approximate duration of the round-trip time
* packets sent, received, or lost
