Network Diagnostics with Curl & Ping
Diagnose network latency, verify HTTP status codes, and test remote API endpoints using standard Linux networking utilities.
Lesson Objectives
3 Steps1Step 1: Test Server Latency with Ping
Run `ping -c 4 8.8.8.8` to send 4 ICMP packets and measure round-trip latency.
2Step 2: Inspect HTTP Response Headers
Run `curl -I https://onlinelinuxterminal.com` to inspect web server response headers and status codes.
3Step 3: Download Remote Resource
Run `curl -s https://api.github.com` to test API endpoint JSON delivery in the shell.
💡 Pro Tip:
Use `curl -I` when troubleshooting CDN cache status and HTTP redirect headers without downloading massive web pages.
bash — terminal
AST Sandbox (Free)