GPING

GPING is a lightweight Windows application that helps users perform ping operations and generate detailed graphs.

The tool comes in handy for network administrators that need to ping multiple hosts at the same time, and view information about the sent and received packages.

Since this is a portable program, it is important to mention that it doesn’t leave any traces in the Windows Registry. You can copy it on any USB flash drive or other devices, and take it with you whenever you to need to perform network testing operations on the breeze.

GPING sports a clean and straightforward layout that gives users the possibility to add multiple hosts by specifying the IP address and hostname. Plus, you can make the tool resolve hostnames using the DSN option.

What’s more, you are allowed to import data from a plain text file, clear the entire list, configure the graph properties in terms of size and color, and specify the polling time (five minutes, weekly, hourly, monthly, or daily), as well as select the timeout value (in seconds).

Other important features worth mentioning are represented by the possibility to analyze a log which includes details about the entire process, and view statistics about the hosts, namely sent and received packages, and round-trip delay time.

During our testing we have noticed that the tool carries out a task very quickly, and without errors throughout the entire process. The program manages to remain light on the system resources if you plan to ping a single host, but in case you need to ping multiple hosts simultaneously, it may affect the CPU and memory.

To sum it up, GPING provides a complete suite of tools for helping you test the reachability of a host on an Internet Protocol network, and view the sent and received packages. The ace up its sleeve is the intuitive layout which makes it an ideal application for beginners and professionals alike.