Ping is a network utility that sends an echo request to a distant computer and reports the amount of time needed to receive a response. It's called "ping" because it resembles a ship's sonar system that produces a "ping" sound when it returns an echo. Many people claim that it's short for Packet InterNet Groper, but the person who wrote the original software denied it. You can try it: go to a command prompt and type "ping" followed by an Internet address. You will see the result on your screen. John Ross At 7/31/2008 12:50 PM, David Lennick wrote: >Okay..what means "ping"? Aside from half of an indoor recreation >plus a character in Turandot. > >dl > >Aaron Levinson wrote: >>I am wondering if anyone out there might have doubles of the >>following titles that they would be willing to sell: >>1. Homer and Jethro-Playing It Straight-RCA >>2. " "-It Ain't Necessarily Square-RCA >>I am interested in vinyl versions of these recordings. >>Please ping me off-list if you can help. >>Thanks, >>AA