What is a ping anyway? ;)
rzeznikj@linux:~> ping -c 5 209.157.64.200
PING 209.157.64.200 (209.157.64.200) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 209.157.64.200: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=73.4 ms
64 bytes from 209.157.64.200: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=73.3 ms
64 bytes from 209.157.64.200: icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=73.1 ms
64 bytes from 209.157.64.200: icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=74.0 ms
64 bytes from 209.157.64.200: icmp_seq=5 ttl=51 time=73.9 ms
--- 209.157.64.200 ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4006ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 73.151/73.574/74.029/0.455 ms