Ping on Windows :
Ping on Mac OS X / Linux :
After your ping has been completed you should see a summary which looks something like this :
We recommend resetting your broadband router and perhaps restarting your machine if you get packet loss. Unfortunately it could be a problem at your ISP's level which would be out of yours and our control and may require you to wait for it to be fixed. You could try contacting your ISP and sending them the results from your ping but it is likely the issue will be fixed before long.
See also : How to use the MTR tool to analyse network problems
Click 'Start' then 'Run' and type 'command' into the run box. This will bring up a DOS command prompt. Type :
hostname = Your server (e.g. uk1.internet-radio.com) without the port.
-n 100 = Ping 100 times
Code:
ping -n 100 hostnamehostname = Your server (e.g. uk1.internet-radio.com) without the port.
-n 100 = Ping 100 times
Ping on Mac OS X / Linux :
Load up a terminal and Type :
After you have pinged at least 100 times you can press the ctrl + c keys and it will stop and output your ping summary.
Code:
ping hostname
After your ping has been completed you should see a summary which looks something like this :
Essentially if there is a problem packets will be lossed (i.e. 100 packets transmitted 95, received is a 5% packet loss).
We recommend resetting your broadband router and perhaps restarting your machine if you get packet loss. Unfortunately it could be a problem at your ISP's level which would be out of yours and our control and may require you to wait for it to be fixed. You could try contacting your ISP and sending them the results from your ping but it is likely the issue will be fixed before long.
See also : How to use the MTR tool to analyse network problems
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