Ping Trace Route

http://network- tools.com/

Ping 134.7.179.56

[curtin.edu.au]

Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 257 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 256 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 253 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 253 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 255 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 255 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 255 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 260 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 256 ms
Round trip time to 134.7.179.56: 253 ms

Average time over 10 pings: 255.3 ms

This is handy to find out if the internet is active or damaged "like a hard line is severed"

Its also an important tool for gamers and streamers who like to no when a few milliseconds or in some cases seconds of lag can mean the difference between a smooth fun interaction of a jumpy laggy annoying time...

Usually the first step in trouble shooting internet based connection problems is first to check the ping - Rout to insure 1 its working and 2 its within usual performance ranges and hops