Output from pinging in MS-DOS window. What does it mean?

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On 10 Dec 2004 08:26:28 -0800, jomason@cba.ua.edu wrote:

>The following is the output from pinging in an MS-DOS window. What does
>it mean?
>
>John Mason
>
>
>C:\ping www.comcast.net
>
>Pinging www.comcast.net [204.127.205.8] with 32 bytes of data:
>
>Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=34ms TTL=53
>Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=53
>Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=53
>Reply from 204.127.205.8: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=53
>
>Ping statistics for 204.127.205.8:
>Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>Minimum = 34ms, Maximum = 40ms, Average = 38ms

In the broadest sense its good.

You pinged COMCAST and it returned each of the 4 packets sent.

It took 34 milliseconds, then 39, 40 and finally 39 to return the
pings. These times are respective.

HTH

Harry