Webmasters use ping utilities to troubleshoot connection problems with their web sites. A Ping utility will send packets of data to the URL address being pinged and will show how fast it takes to connect and respond with the web site URL.

example for mtv.co.uk,

Ping 217.147.240.100
[mtvi-dns1.mtveurope.com]

Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 109 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 109 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 111 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 108 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms
Round trip time to 217.147.240.100: 110 ms

Average time over 10 pings: 109.7 ms