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		cmdrfred on June 6, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What happened with your Internet last night, and w... 8.8.8.8 man, what else do you ping to see if the internet is working?

AnkhMorporkian on June 6, 2015 | [–]

127.0.0.1, but I do get quite a few false positives.

mirimir on June 6, 2015 | | [–]

For nostalgia, sometimes 4.4.4.4 ;)

Edit: Make that 4.2.2.2 (it's been a while).

girvo on June 6, 2015 | [–]

www.something.com usually!

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