Ping using Windows Powershell
You can ping hosts from the Windows PowerShell by using the Win32_PingStatus WMI Object. Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PingStatus -Filter "Address='127.0.0.1'" This will produce a lot of mostly unnecessary output, so to format it better, try this option: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PingStatus -Filt ...
Windows PowerShell Operators
The following Operators are available in the Windows PowerShell: Assignment Operators Operator Description = Sets a value of a variable to the specified value += Increases the value of a variable by the specified value or appends to the existing value -= Decreases the value of a variable ...