If a server is indicating that it is accepting connections, via fping (IP address indicating "is alive") is this layer 7 Application in the OSI Model or is this a layer 3 Network?
At What layer in the OSI Model is this?
kind of confused tried Wiki need further breakdown please thanks in advance.
"Accepting connections" might be far-fetched, the system can be responding to ICMP packets, yet not be capable to do anything else.
It's layer 3, is on the same level as ARP:
http://www.sakunsharma.in/2014/07/ping-icmp-layer-3-layer-4-protocol/