[ale] OT: dumb question

[Derek Atkins]

Yeah, some gateways do not respond to a ping.
Do you get an IP Address?  A Route?
Try ping (or better yet, mtr) to 8.8.8.8

-derek

On Fri, November 15, 2024 2:38 pm, Boris Borisov via Ale wrote:
> I never dealt with network switches so there.
>
> I have a device set on small network segment connected to a switch that I
> don't have control to.
>
> I cannot ping the gateway on that segment.
>
> Is there any reason/possibility gateway to not respond on ping?
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