[ale] OT: dumb question

jc.lightner at comcast.net jc.lightner at comcast.net
Fri Nov 15 18:43:48 EST 2024


Often ping is disabled on gateways to prevent DoS attacks.   If you need to
ping it for monitoring purposes you might be able to get the admin to
whitelist the IP from which you're attempting the ping.

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From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of Derek Atkins via Ale
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2024 2:58 PM
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Cc: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
Subject: Re: [ale] OT: dumb question

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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