Here is a ping short cut. It probably the fastest way to check for Internet access. This is also a CloudFlare DNS resolver. $ ping 1.1 Pinging 1.0.0.1 with

Here is a ping short cut. It probably the fastest way to check for Internet access. This is also a CloudFlare DNS resolver. $ ping 1.1 Pinging 1.0.0.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 1.0.0.1: bytes=32 time=17ms TTL=55 For IPv6, you can use: $ ping6 2600:: Interestingly enough, these are also pingable: $ ping 1234567890 Pinging 73.150.2.210 with 32 bytes of data: $ ping 987654321 Pinging 58.222.104.177 with 32 bytes of data: