The most important networking command in Linux might be ping. This command lets you check if a remote machine is responding ...

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The useful program ping can be used to quickly test connections on your computer network. sends a signal from your computer to a specified network address. If the computer at that address responds, ...

Here in the Oregon HQ for macosxhints.com, we’ve got a few devices on our local network. There are the Macs, of course, and a networked Brother laser printer, the AirPort Base Station, and our (rarely ...

Apple’s big overhaul of iTunes, announced Wednesday, turns the media management software into a fledgling social network thanks to a newly introduced feature called Ping. I would have expected more ...

Think of Ping, a $1 app from Gary Fung as something akin to a Blackberry Messenger for the iPhone. With this app, you can send messages to other iPhones or iPod touches while avoiding text messaging ...