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title: Ping a Host
slug: litmusedge/how-to-guides/flows-guides/ping-a-host
description: You can use Flows to ping a host.
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createdAt: 2023-06-07T18:45:58.000Z
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You can use Flows to ping a host or an IP address that belongs to the network where your Edge device resides.

**To ping a host:**

1. In Litmus Edge, navigate to the **Flows Manager **and create a new flow. 
   See [Create a Flow](docId\:wh4ZihWF0PwMRYRbAZbco) to learn more. 
2. Drag an **Inject **node, a **Ping **node, and a **Debug** node to the canvas.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/82kHSSF4Fdu8Pp8T61SYm_image.png "Flows canvas with ing node")
3. Double-click the **Ping **node.
   The *Edit ping node* dialog box appears.
   - **Target:** Enter `www.google.com, <PLC IP Address>`.
   - **Protocol:** Select **Automatic&#x20;**&#x66;rom the drop-down menu.
   - **Mode:** Select **Triggered&#xA0;**&#x66;rom the drop-down menu.
   - **Name:&#x20;**&#x45;nter `Ping PLC`.
   - Click **Done.**
     ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/pIj_pm8U-xerAsHDl4GUx_image.png" size="70" width="558" height="458" position="center" caption="Edit ping node dialog box " showCaption="true"}
4. Connect the nodes together.
   You cannot connect the *Inject* node to the *Ping&#x20;*&#x6E;ode unless you select **Triggered&#x20;**&#x69;n the *Edit ping node&#x20;*&#x64;ialog box. If you select Timed in the Edit ping node dialog box, the *Ping* node sends the messages to the Debug pane every 20 seconds by default.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/nis9s3ZjZfB5bblPpLSKx_image.png "Flows canvas with connected nodes")
5. Click **Deploy**.
6. Drag the **Sidebar&#x20;**&#x75;p from the bottom of the canvas and select the **Debug&#x20;**&#x69;con.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/38wHjOYMlPnph8LF082KW_wibbrempplhsoauy11cimage.png "Flows canvas debug section")
7. Click the **Inject&#x20;**&#x6E;ode button to return the *trip time* to ping the address in milliseconds (ms).
   The messages return a boolean `false` if no response is received or if the host is unresolved.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/Ni-ZF0xEysdCAbVeg_sld_image.png "Completed flow canvas with output")