Networks live or die on speed. You should know the speeds that you expect out of your network. You should be able to determine patterns and anomalies and their causes. One of the most frequent complaints is “My network is slow”. Is it? What is slow? Without metrics and measures, you will be defenseless. There are tools that will help you pattern network issues like speed and ping. This exercise will help you test your network connectivity.

1. Do a research on the PING, TELNET, IPCONFIG and PATHPING utilities.
2. Use at least 3 web sites to test the PING utility
3. Take a screen shot of what you did and upload it to the Network Testing

Networks live or die on speed. You should know the speeds that you expect out of your network. You should be able to determine patterns and anomalies and their causes. One of the most frequent complaints is “My network is slow”. Is it? What is slow? Without metrics and measures, you will be defenseless. There are tools that will help you pattern network issues like speed and ping. This exercise will help you test your network connectivity.

1. Do a research on the PING, TELNET, IPCONFIG and PATHPING utilities.
2. Use at least 3 web sites to test the PING utility
3. Take a screen shot of what you did and upload it to the Network Testing