Ping Test

Test network connectivity and measure latency to any host. View packet loss, round-trip time, and connection status. Free online ping tool.

Ping Test

Test network connectivity and measure latency to any host.

Features

Network connectivity testing tools

Latency Measurement

Send ICMP echo requests to any host and read back the round-trip time for each reply, so you can see latency as a series of samples rather than a single number.

Packet Loss Detection

Watch packet loss directly. Requests that never draw a reply are counted, which is what separates a slow path from a lossy one.

DNS Resolution

Get the statistical summary that matters: minimum, maximum, and mean round-trip time across the run, plus the spread between them.

About This Tool

A ping test measures the round-trip time for a small packet to reach a host and come back, reported in milliseconds. It is the most basic check of whether a host is reachable and how responsive the connection to it is, borrowing its name from sonar.

Lower round-trip times mean a snappier connection, which matters most for real-time uses such as video calls and gaming, where latency is felt directly. A ping test also reveals packet loss, when replies go missing, a common sign of an unstable link. Together these two figures give a quick read on connection health beyond raw download speed.

How to Use It

  1. Enter the host or domain to ping.
  2. Run the test.
  3. Read the round-trip time and any packet loss.

References

  1. RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol - IETF
  2. Internet Control Message Protocol - Wikipedia
  3. Ping (networking utility) - Wikipedia