How to tell if you have packet loss?

[Stealthbig]

Im new at this, could someone tell me how to tell if I have any packet loss?

[Norm]

Open a command prompt, or Dos window, and ping a site, it will tell you if there is any packet loss.

[Norm]

Usage: ping [-t] [-a] [-n count] [-l size] [-f] [-i TTL] [-v TOS]
[-r count] [-s count] [[-j host-list] | [-k host-list]]
[-w timeout] destination-list

Options:
-t Ping the specified host until stopped.
To see statistics and continue - type Control-Break;
To stop - type Control-C.
-a Resolve addresses to hostnames.
-n count Number of echo requests to send.
-l size Send buffer size.
-f Set Don't Fragment flag in packet.
-i TTL Time To Live.
-v TOS Type Of Service.
-r count Record route for count hops.
-s count Timestamp for count hops.
-j host-list Loose source route along host-list.
-k host-list Strict source route along host-list.
-w timeout Timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply.

Simple example:

ping forums.speedguide.net

[Stealthbig]

Thanks.. I guess I dont have any packet loss because I pinged it 25 times and had 0%