hmmmm... the Web can be uneven at times.
Wanna see how long it takes to get a reply from here?
Open a command window or go to a DOS prompt and try to ping this site. (I'm assuming that Windows 95/98/ME includes the common 'ping' program - most systems do - here on Planet Fresenel we run NT, Win2k, and Linux and they all include 'ping'.) At the command prompt type:
ping 216.46.163.97then press Enter. (216.46.163.97 is the IP address of Lighthousekeepers.com)
If you have contact with the net and the site is available, you should see a Reply indicating how long the trip took. Here's what I got a couple minutes ago.
Reply from 216.46.163.97: bytes=32 time=90ms TTL=242Ping uses a special protocol to echo request and reply packets to determine if a particular system (IP address) on a network is functioning. You can use ping on local networks as well as the Internet.
Wanna see the 'big picture'? Check the
Internet Weather Report Wanna see a visual map of a packet's journey across the web? How many hops and milliseconds it takes to get across the country on the Net to your computer? Go to
VisualRoute feed it an IP address, or leave blank to trace to yourself. (This program is tres kewl - you can even buy your own copy). Check the interesting links at this site.
Just 13 hops from Fresnel...
Rgds,
Gene Pitney
[This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 01-22-2001).]
