BPing: a network Ping tool with added audio

BPing is a tiny console-based ping tool with an unusual extra: sound. Why? It gives you instant feedback on what’s happening without any need to watch the console window. Double-click the program and by default it pings Google.com, playing a sound every time a reply arrives. That’s useful all on its own as a very obvious "my internet connection is up and the device is responding" message. If your connection goes down or the device doesn’t respond, the pings will stop. The sound is annoying? Run BPing with a -d switch and it only plays audio when there’s no reply,… [Continue Reading]