{"id":3993,"date":"2021-10-03T15:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/?post_type=encyclopedia&#038;p=3993"},"modified":"2021-10-03T15:41:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T15:41:46","slug":"ping-your-dedicated-server","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping-your-dedicated-server\/","title":{"rendered":"Ping Your Dedicated Server."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is super-easy to <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">Ping<\/a> Your Dedicated Server. To send a test <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a> to your dedicated server\u2019s main IP from your Windows computer first go to your Windows desktop. In the lower left corner of your Windows desktop, find the search box and search for \u201ccommand prompt\u201d [without the quotes]. Open the command prompt app and you will see something that will look like:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3447 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Laptop1200.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"><\/p>\n<p>c:\\users\\yourcomputername&gt;<\/p>\n<p>then a blinking cursor. LEFT CLICK on the cursor and then enter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a> [space] [your dedicated server\u2019s main <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ip-address\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"The term IP address refers to Internet Protocol address.\u00a0 It is a numerical address that is assigned to any device connected to the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">IP address<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>For example, to <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a> the Google <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/dns\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"DNS refers to the Domain Name System used on the internet. DNS is the system that matches domain names to an IP address.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">DNS<\/a> server it would look like this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a> 8.8.8.8<\/p>\n<p>then click ENTER.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>remember to leave a space after the word \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can use this method from anywhere at anytime with any version of Windows running on any computer that is connected to the internet [be sure to first adjust the settings on your dedicated server to allow incoming <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">PING<\/a> test requests. It will work to <a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/ping\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Ping is a computer utility that can be used to test if a network IP address or website is reachable on the internet.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">ping<\/a> dedicated servers that are running any operating sy<a href=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/encyclopedia\/stem\/\" target=\"_self\" title=\"STEM is a term that refers to the broad study area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.\" class=\"encyclopedia\">stem<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pingpipe.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25\" src=\"https:\/\/pingyour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/logo-inverse.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"39\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ping Your Dedicated Server from anywhere with an internet connection using these convenient step-by step instructions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[978,1223,974,1206],"class_list":["post-3993","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-tag-command-prompt","encyclopedia-tag-dedicated-server","encyclopedia-tag-ping","encyclopedia-tag-windows"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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