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As previously stated, Ping verifies that the IP address or domain in the box exists, is operational, and is able to take commands. It does this by sending a series of single packets of information to the server and listening for a response. The return of the packets confirms that the pinged machine is operational. The number of times a packet
is sent can be set by changing the number here: The Results
The RTT is the Round Trip Time, i.e., the time in milliseconds that it took for the packet to get from the sending IP address to the pinged address and back. The TTL is the Time To Live, i.e., the number of router hops a packet may take before it is discarded. Ping can also be used to verify that the IP address and the domain actually do correspond to the same device.
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