How to Simulate a Server Ping Test
A server ping test is a diagnostic tool which checks if your computer can connect to a server. This tool tests to see if a particular host is reachable. A server ping relates to the time it takes for data to be transmitted from your device to a server and back again over ICMP.
RapidSpike uses Server Ping as part of our Uptime Monitoring Service. You can add servers or websites.
Below is how to simulate a ping server check, open your terminal on your computer and run
Ping -c 1 <insert IP address>
The number before your IP address represents the number of ping tests to run, so for example, running the command
Ping -c 3 8.8.8.8
Would run three ping tests on the IP address 8.8.8.8 (Google’s public DNS), and the output will look like this
![Ping test output](https://support.rapidspike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image_2023-07-21_150334957.png)
As you can see from this output, you can see the time each ping took in milliseconds.
A failed server ping test will look like this
![failed ping test](https://support.rapidspike.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image_2023-07-21_150359284.png)
See here the difference in percentage loss, and the request timeout rather than ping times.