How to ping multiple IP addresses at the same time
To check if a server or website is functioning properly, one of the options we have is to be able to ping. In this way, we can diagnose possible faults and take actions to correct them. In this article we are going to talk about PingInfoView , it's a simple and free program that allows us to ping many different sites, this way we can check if they are operational and also what latency we have on these different sites, and all this simultaneously, without having to go there one by one by pinging us manually. Today in RedesZone we will explain how to download and use this interesting program.
PingInfoView, the program to ping 100 sites
If one wonders why it may be necessary to ping , we can say that one of the main reasons is when a web page does not work. We try to enter but we see that it does not open. We can check if there is a problem with the server or if it is some other error. If we can ping a certain website, there might be some problem with its web server, because the ping sends an ICMP echo request to the IP address, and it will respond with an ICMP echo reply message. In the event that the web does not respond to the ping but the web is accessible, it is possible that the firewall of the server where said web is located is blocking the ICMP protocol, therefore, we will not be able to ping said server. , but we can visit the website there.
For ping, we can use commands in the operating system, but we also have tools that help us in a more visual way. There are many such programs. We tested PingInfoView, which is very interesting software and also completely free. If you want to try to ping your lifetime operating system, just put the following in a terminal or command prompt: "ping IP_address", that way it will send four ICMP request packets and we will get a response if so the server does. has activated.
PingInfoViewIt has an important feature, which is that it allows us to ping a large number of sites at the same time. We can, if we want, target 100 sites at a time. It is very interesting for users who want to control certain pages and see that everything is going well. It also has different options and configurations that we can take into account to get the most out of it. With this tool, we could also check the connectivity with different computers on the local network, and verify that they are operational and that they have no problems. Therefore, we could use this tool as a local network monitoring system temporarily, however, in a company, the most advisable is to have a good monitoring system of all devices (routers, switches, servers,
How to use PingInfoView
To start using PingInfoView, the first thing to do is to download . As we have stated, this is a completely free tool. Moreover, it does not require installation, so you just need to run it once we download it to our computer. We enter the NirSoft website and scroll down to the link of downloading . We will also find all the information about this application there.
Once we have downloaded it to our system, we will just have to run it. In the first window we will find a box where we have to put the IP addresses to which we want to point. You can stick as much as you want. The positive side is that you can "paste" a list of IP addresses, whether private or public, in addition you can configure the "ping timeout", the size of the packet to send and even the possibility of ping at a certain time, this way we can continuously monitor different IP addresses centrally.
As we can see there are different parameters that we can configure . We can change the re-ping time, remember addresses, etc. When we have everything set up the way we want, we just need to click OK and it will start pinging those sites. In the following image, you can see what we would get in this program when performing multiple pings to different public IP addresses. It will tell us if a ping failed, the percentage of failures, the connection latency, the average latency of all the pings that were sent and much more.
In our case we have put 30 second intervals , so this is the time it takes for the ping. The app will be constantly updated and we will see data related to possible failures, the number of times it pinged, etc. When you want to stop, just press the red Stop button, which appears above. We can resume it at any time, as well as add new ones IP addresses that we want to control. If we double-click on each entry in the table, we will be able to see in more detail everything that happened with that ICMP request packet, although we can also see this same information in the different columns.
If we click with the second mouse button on one of the addresses that we have queried, we will be able to see more information . A new window will open as we see in the image above with the data from this site, in order to have more control.
By clicking on the button Options that appears above, we can change various settings. For example, we can enter the advanced options and see the maximum number of pings simultaneously. By default it's marked as 500, but it's a number that we can change if we want.
An interesting point for those who want to ping dozens of websites is being able to download a file with each one. We don't need to write them down manually, or copy them from another site. Just having the file ready, we upload it to the program and they are added.
In short, PingInfoView is a program that allows you to ping multiple sites at the same time in a simple and intuitive way. Just put the addresses that interest us and configure it with the appropriate parameters, such as the time for example. An alternative to take into account compared to other similar tools that we can also use in Windows.
