Ping Check

Online ping test

Is this host reachable from around the world, and how far away is it?

Runs 4 ICMP echo requests from Globalping probes. Measurement targets are public at Globalping; don't test host names you need to keep private.

How this check works

The check validates the target, refuses private and reserved addresses, and asks the Globalping network to ping it. Globalping is a free, community-run network of measurement probes hosted in homes, offices and data centers worldwide. Each selected location sends four ICMP echo requests. Every reply is shown with the address that answered, the bytes received, round-trip time and TTL.

Choose Worldwide to test from one probe on each of four continents, or pick a region for several probes in one area. Results for the same target and region are reused for one minute, which saves the shared probe allowance.

If the probe network is unavailable or its hourly allowance is used up, the check can't send ICMP itself: this site's servers can't create ping packets. It runs an HTTPS reachability check instead, timing a connection to port 443 from our hosting provider, and the results page says clearly that this is not a ping.

How to read the results

  • Replies from every location: the host and its network paths are up. Compare round-trip times across continents: the lowest usually reveals where the host, or its nearest CDN edge, is located.
  • TTL hints at the remote operating system and the number of hops: replies starting at 64 are common from Linux and network devices, and 128 from Windows.
  • No replies from one location only: the host is up, but one path has a problem, or the host geo-blocks or rate-limits that region.
  • Partial loss: often ICMP rate limiting rather than real loss. Repeat the test before acting.
  • No replies from anywhere: the host may be down, or it may filter ICMP. If it accepts an HTTPS connection from our server, the results say so.

Why ping isn't the final word

Many firewalls drop ICMP by design, so "no reply to ping" is weak evidence that a host is down. Test the service itself: a browser for web, or the Email Record Lookup to see which hosts accept mail for a domain. The ping guide covers reading TTL, RTT and loss in depth.

Privacy note

Globalping makes measurement data, including the target, publicly accessible to anyone with the measurement ID. Don't ping internal or confidential host names here.

Updated 26 October 2026

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Guides for this check

FAQ

Why does ping time out when the website loads fine?

Many firewalls and servers ignore ICMP echo requests by design. The HTTPS check from our server tells you whether the host itself is up when no probe gets a reply.

What's a good latency?

Under 50 ms is excellent, 50 to 150 ms is typical for cross-country traffic, and intercontinental paths often exceed 150 ms. Compare the locations: the lowest figure usually sits closest to the host or its nearest CDN edge.

Where is the ping sent from?

From community-run probes in the location you choose, not from your computer or from our server. Each location is labelled with its city, country and the network the probe sits on.

Why is a result reused?

An identical measurement made within the last minute is served from a short cache, which keeps the shared probe allowance for new tests. The report says when a cached result was used.