Ping from the start menu

I accidentally stumbled upon a Vista feature today.  It seems that "ping" is a keyword in the Vista start menu, like "control".  So if you type "ping 192.168.1.1" it will open up the command prompt ping that computer three times.

the only trouble is that the window closes right after the third ping, but you get at least enough information to tell if the remote computer is responding.

You can also type in the Windows Network name of the computer.
 

And, of course, you can still find "the ping pong song":

Demos, Tutorials
Ping, Start Menu, tips and tricks, Windows Vista
19 February 2008 comment TrackBack-URI