Ping Test
Check the latency and reachability of any domain or IP address from our servers.
Ping is the classic "is this thing online?" test. We send four small packets from our server
to the target and measure how long they take to come back. A successful ping means the host
is responding; the timing shows how far away it is on the network (in milliseconds, not miles).
Pinging host...
Understanding the numbers
- Time (in ms) — how long it took for a packet to reach the target and return. A few ms means the target is close (or at least well-connected); over a hundred ms is normal for the other side of the world; over 300 ms feels noticeably laggy in interactive use.
- Packet loss — out of the four packets we sent, how many came back. On a healthy network this is 0.
When you'd use ping
- Is a website down or is it just me? If our ping succeeds but yours doesn't, the problem is between your computer and the site — not on the site's end.
- Is my home internet to a game / video service slow? Ping the service from here and compare with your own — large differences suggest your route is the issue.
- Quick "alive" check for a server or printer or smart device.
Why ping sometimes fails when the host is fine
Many websites deliberately ignore ping requests as a security measure (Cloudflare-hosted sites, for example). The site is still reachable in a browser; it's just that ping doesn't get a reply. If ping fails but the website opens fine in your browser, the host is healthy — ping is just being silenced.