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What is the full form of "ping" (network commnd) ?

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Last Update: September 17, 2009 Asked by: vaghela vipul

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July 10, 2007 17:43:14

Abdul Khuddus

RE: What is the full form of "ping" (network commnd) ?...

PING Stands for Packet InterNet Gopher

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September 02, 2007 13:20:08

Benerjee

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RE: What is the full form of "ping" (network commnd) ?...

Packet Internet Groper (Ping) allows you to quickly verify the connectivity of your network devices. Ping attempts to transmit a packet from one device to a station on the network and listens for the response to ensure that it was correctly received. You can validate connections on the parts of your network by pinging different devices:

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July 11, 2008 05:41:01

gaurav007

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RE: What is the full form of "ping" (network commnd) ?

pinging

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August 30, 2008 00:46:47

Dushyant111

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RE: What is the full form of "ping" (network commnd) ?

packet internet groper