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Monitor Ping on Windows VPS

Category: VPS Setup

Track network latency on a Windows VPS—open Command Prompt and run

ping -n 10 8.8.8.8

to send 10 pings expecting <10ms to Google’s DNS For continuous monitoring create a batch file:

@echo off\n:loop\nping -n 10 8.8.8.8 >> C:\pinglog.txt\ntimeout /t 3600\ngoto loop

save as ping bat and run it Check results with

type C:\pinglog.txt

Ensure Firewall allows ICMP with

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=\"ICMP Allow\" protocol=icmpv4 dir=in action=allow

On AWS Lightsail this verifies uptime and RDP responsiveness critical for IIS and FTP performance—aim for <20ms average latency