How to Ping a System to See if It's Alive
Edited by Ajmisawesomerthanu, Wdt3223, Milindo, Teresa and 3 others
Two Methods:Opening Command Prompt in Elevated ModePing It
Learn the first couple of simple steps to hacking a computer, or just plain screwing up someone's computer completely. It is very simple and can be learnt in seconds.
EditSteps
EditMethod 1 of 2: Opening Command Prompt in Elevated Mode
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1Go to command prompt by typing cmd in "run", or in the start menu search bar. Alternatively, you can go to all programs or programs in the start menu, then go to accessories and then command prompt. If it disabled by your administrator, go to windows powershell.Ad
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2While opening the Prompt/Powershell, right click on it and open Run as Administrator. You now have it opened in elevated mode.
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3If you can't get into command prompt, or powershell isn't installed, type this in notepad:
@echo off
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start
- Then go to file in the menu bar, click file, then "Save as". Save it as: command.exe on the desktop. Open this and click the little button that says "Ignore", it is done!
EditMethod 2 of 2: Ping It
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1Now that you've opened the command prompt, type:
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ping IP
where IP is a IP4 address from somewhere, for example, this site. (e.g. of an random IP4:167.545.23.7*)
now, if you recover success with the pinging process, you should get:PINGING STATISTICS: packets sent:4, packets received:4, loss:(0%)
If you get this, the pinging was successful.
EditTips
- The receiver will not receive a message when pinged, but will receive a noise. ("PING")
- User being pinged must have an active internet connection
- Don't ping obsessively because anti-malware/spyware/virus software will think its a security risk and alert the user u are pinging.
EditWarnings
- Pinging a random user could raise defenses in a firewall or security system if they get suspicious. This could lower the chances of hacking their network or computer
EditThings You'll Need
- Internet connection
- windows powershell, or access to cmd prompt
- IP4 address