You connect to the internet through a series of routers and repeaters.

But in case of an outage, how do you find where the problem is?

To set up the first monitor, selectAdd Hostfrom the menu.

A person holding a phone which is showing ping monitor pro app monitoring various devices in the network

Give aNamefor the host and itsIP Address(here’show to find an IP address using a smartphone).

you might leave theTimeoutandPacket Sizeto default; more about this later.

Save it, and you have just completed setting up the first host.

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The app will show ping time and the number of total pings and failures.

Repeat the process to add more hosts.

This info will help pinpoint the point of failure.

Ping monitor pro app settings

Your mobile gadget connects over Wi-Fi and also passes through web link devices.

First up, It communicates wirelessly with a router.

Here are two different examples of a router issue and an ISP issue.

Add host in ping monitor pro app

Similarly, you could identify DNS and host issues.

Knowing the host status is particularly useful if your work depends on its uptime.

Therefore, it is useful to know the live status of these devices before assigning a task.

Host details on ping monitor pro app

This is done throughDHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)Address Reservation.

Every rig capable of connecting to a web connection hasan identifier called a MAC address.

DHCP Address Reservations can be set up for these wireless devices, too.

Ping monitor pro showing ping success in green

The app also allows the domain name to be added as a host.

By default, the app displays only the latest ping time.

Ping monitor pro showing ping failure in red

Ping activity creates overhead on the internet.

But pings are very small packets, and most networks tolerate them well.

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Ping monitor pro showing failure at router end

Ping monitor pro showing failure at ISP end

example mac address

Router page showing DHCP reserved ip adresses

Ping monitor pro showing status of different network devices

Ping monitor pro showing status of different network devices

Ping monitor pro showing availability of people by pinging their mobile devices

Ping monitor pro showing availability of people by pinging their mobile devices

Ping monitor pro showing ping results of various machines

Ping monitor pro showing unavailability of a machine

Ping monitor pro showing ping time of servers at various locations

Ping monitor pro showing ping results of a single server

Ping monitor pro settings to change ping interval

Ping monitor pro settings to change packet size