Editing Ping Measurements (section)

=== Idea ===

In order for the computer's to talk to each other, a network needs to be established between the two machines. This can be done by establishing a manual IP configuration that allows for the two computers to transfer information between each other. In this case, we will be using a Linux system utility called ''ping'' which broadcasts a small (usually less than 100 bytes) IP packet to another machine on a specified network (our manually configured network). Once the packet is sent, the second computer acts as a mirror by identifying what was sent and rebroadcasting back to the first machine. ''Ping'' will then report the the total round trip time. 

'''Simplified Model:''' By using the ping function, the first computer will send a signal to the second computer. The signal will travel through an ethernet cable to the other computer. Then, the second computer will receive the signal and sent it back to the first computer. Finally, the signal will reach the first computer and the elapsed time is recorded by the first machine. The ping information will be stored in a file and saved to a flash drive so the data can be transferred to a computer for analysis.