Using ping

When troubleshooting, you can use ping to verify IP-level connectivity. You should perform the following steps when using ping:

1. Ping the loopback address to verify that TCP/IP is configured correctly on the local computer - ping 127.0.0.1
2. Ping the IP address of the local computer to verify that it was added to the network correctly - ping IP_address_of_local_host
3. Ping the IP address of the default gateway to verify that the default gateway is functioning and that you can communicate with a local host on the local network - ping IP_address_of_default_gateway
4. Ping the IP address of a remote host to verify that you can communicate through a router - ping IP_address_of_remote_host

Can't ping computers in workgroup