Some people believe incorrectly that this is what PING stands for. Ping is a network troubleshooting tool.
The original author of ping does not agree:
http://ftp.arl.mil/~mike/ping.html
An IP packet is a network data packet using Internet Protocol (IP) format.
Packet data means internet data service pack.
Packet Internet Groper(PING) is an Internet Control Message Protocol(ICMP) request packet for it's working. ICMP packets are used to check networks are live or not. -- By MYNarutoAnime ----
Which portion of the destination IP address is used as a packet is routed through the Internet?
No a grouper is a fish.
PING = Packet Internet Groper
Packet Switching =)
What kind of Grouper? The Grouper family is Serranidae.
IPX/SPX (Internetwork Packet Exchange/Sequenced Packet Exchange) is not supported on internet.
are the standard for the Internet,
PING : Packet Internet Groper
An IP packet can contain data about the format of the internet header and the abstract parameters such as the header checksum. The IP packets also provide an internet time stamp.