The UNIX ping command lets you test network servers and latency. Here's how to use it in the macOS Terminal app. The UNIX ping command is a tiny UNIX network tool that allows you to test your network, ...

I want to be able to arbitrarily ping a Windows computer using its NetBIOS name. (Windows hostname.)<BR><BR>In Linux, all I had to do was install winbind, then edit /etc/nsswitch.conf and add "wins" ...