The program can optionally be used to save the ping output or status changes to a plain text file. Set the packet data size to be sent for pings, get email alerts or audio alerts to be notified when a server goes down or comes back online. It allows you to define the ping interval, timeout, alert threshold seconds. Hit F10 or use the arrow menu to access the vmPing Options screen. Flood Host basically keeps pinging the server continuously without waiting for a response. The former checks the network path of your PC's connection to the host, to measure delays. The menu has two more tools: Trace Route and Flood Host. Enter the hostname/IP address:port and ping it to monitor the port. You may use the program to monitor TCP ports. vmPing will load it and automatically begin pinging the hosts in it. The next time you want to use the program, select Favorite Sets > and click on the name of the set. Give the set a name and click the save button. This opens a pop-up window that lists your hosts. However, you can save the hosts list by clicking the arrow button in the top right corner, and by selecting 'Favorite sets > Save current layout to favorites'. The program does not remember the hosts you entered by default, so you'll lose the data if you close the program. VmPing can execute several such ping commands at the same time, which is basically what a multi-ping utility is for. The pencil button lets you edit the alias/host settings, which is useful if you know the DNS details of the server.

The maximize button opens a larger view of the pane, called isolated view.

Close a specific host by clicking the X button in its top right corner.

Ping tool windows