Measure Network Latency by Pinging Hosts

ICMP echo packets (or "ping") can be used as a measure of connection response time. PingTime can be used to track and diagnose potential network routing and performance issues.

Ping wolfram.com.

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ping = PingTime["wolfram.com"]

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Convert the result to other units.

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UnitConvert[ping, "Seconds"]

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UnitConvert[ping, "Minutes"]

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UnitConvert[ping, "Eons"]

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Use a series of pings over time to periodically test network conditions.

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pings = PingTime["wolfram.com", 400]

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Histogram[pings]

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