From MEPIS Documentation Wiki Ping is installed by default in
MEPIS and is used to send small icmp packets to another network
host (or an internet web address) as a basic test for
connectivity. To use, Open a konsole and type: ping followed by
anIPAddress or web address. Hit Ctrl-C to stop the ping test.
Here is sample usage and output: ~$ ping www.mepis.org PING
mepis.org (22.214.171.124) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from
svr2.mepis.com (126.96.36.199): icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=31.4 ms
64 bytes from svr2.mepis.com (188.8.131.52): icmp_seq=2 ttl=46
time=30.9 ms 64 bytes from svr2.mepis.com (184.108.40.206):
icmp_seq=3 ttl=46 time=31.6 ms 64 bytes from svr2.mepis.com
(220.127.116.11): icmp_seq=4 ttl=46 time=34.4 ms 64 bytes from
svr2.mepis.com (18.104.22.168): icmp_seq=5 ttl=46 time=34.2 ms
--- mepis.org ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5
received, 0% packet loss, time 4001ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev =
30.955/32.548/34.477/1.489 ms You can also supply a hostname
(e.g., OldLaptop). If you can ping by IP b