'Ping' in firewall log

[Enoch Lau]

Ping simply means someone is just seeing whether they can
get a reply back from your computer when they send a
message. It is a tool to check network access.

This **may** be a sign of unauthorised attempts to access
your computer, but it may be normal background traffic.

Try this in command prompt:
ping www.microsoft.com

for an example.

>-----Original Message-----
>Will somebody please explain to me (in simple language)
what the term 'Ping'
>means and what it does.
>
>Many thanks, Lee
>
>
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