Check Connectivity using Ping Command

The most basic ping command lets you check a server’s internet connection. For example, run the following to check if your system is connected to the internet and can reach Google’s host server:

ping google.com

Use this command to check whether your VPS is running and responding to the client’s connection. Use its hostname or IP address as the destination:

ping 185.185.185.185

If Terminal returns the ICMP echo message response, your system is active and connected to the internet.

Otherwise, the VPS or the client machine may be encountering issues. To check whether your current system is experiencing a network connection problem, ping its hostname:

ping localhost

If the ping command returns an echo response, the problem lies on the remote system.