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Originally Posted by Rob M

I think that's the time it takes a small packet of data (the ping) to travel to and from the target system.

It's called a ping because it's a little like sonar, you send a packet out to see if there's something running at the other end.

Assuming you're running Windows XP click Start > Run and type cmd and then press enter.

In the prompt that comes up type: ping www.bbc.co.uk and then hit enter. Your system should now 'ping' the BBC

Thanks for the info.

I'm on a Mac though!!!!