03 September 2008
Freeware Ping Utility for S60 3rd Ed Devices!
 Ping for S60 is the Simple yet very useful network utility for IP network diagnostics.
It use the InterNet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) "ECHO" facility, measure round-trip-delays and packet loss across network paths.
Ping estimates the round-trip time, generally in milliseconds, records any packet loss, and prints a summary when finished.
Ping for S60 is handy ping test utility that allows a user to verify that a particular IP address exists and can accept requests.
The verb ping means the act of using the ping utility or command. Ping is used diagnostically to ensure that a host computer you are trying to reach is actually operating.
If, for example, a user can't ping a host, then the user will be unable to use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to send files to that host. Ping can also be used with a host that is operating to see how long it takes to get a response back.
Using ping, you can also extract the number form of the IP address from the symbolic domain name.
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