There are various tools to measure and check connectivity of your dedicated server and virtual private server. Below we will give an overview over the most common ones, along with their most widespread use.

1. ping
2. traceroute
3. mtr

When would you typically use these tools:

• when a host that is normally up can suddenly no longer be reached;
• when you notice anomalies like slow network, packet loss, etc.;
• when you want to prove that things are working OK on your end;

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