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# How to Ping a VPS (Linux and Windows) ?

| Ping is a useful tool for checking if a server is online and responsive to outside connections.
| With certain exceptions, a server will always `ping` when it is online and available.
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| To ping a VPS or other server :

1. Open Command Prompt on Windows, or Terminal on Mac OS X / Linux.

2. Enter the IP address of the remote server with the ping command:
```
ping 0.0.0.0
```
3. On Windows, you can append the command as follows to ping the server indefinitely:
```
ping -t 0.0.0.0
```
A successful ping will return information about the packet size, TTL, and round-trip transmission time, ending in an MS (millisecond) value.

Unsuccessful (offline) pings will return as **Destination host unreachable**, **Connection timed out**, or something similar.