Ping Monitoring

Confirm that a host is reachable over the network using ICMP ping, and surface latency and packet-loss problems before they grow into outages. Ping monitoring is a lightweight, low-level check that tells you whether a host is up and how the network path to it is performing.

What it checks

A ping monitor sends ICMP echo requests to a host on a schedule and measures the responses:

• Reachability - whether the host responds to ping at all, the most basic signal that it is online and routable.
• Latency - the round-trip time of responses, so you can spot a network path slowing down.
• Packet loss - the proportion of requests that go unanswered, which often precedes a full outage.
• Network path health - sustained trends that point to routing or connectivity issues between the monitor and the host.

Configuration

Ping monitors need only a target and a schedule:

• Host - the hostname or IP address to ping, for example example.com or 203.0.113.10.
• Check interval - how often the monitor sends its ping checks.
• Latency and packet-loss thresholds - the limits beyond which a check is treated as unhealthy, so a slow or lossy path raises an alert rather than passing silently.