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Why does 'ping' returns 'request timed out' for some hosts?
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Mar 15, 202691841 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
For some hosts, it resolves their IP but why does it fails with request time out? I have also tried to increase the ping response time but still the same result.
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ping www.example.com
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A ping is an ICMP packet. For comparison, web traffic or HTTP, is generally a TCP packet on port 80. A given server may be providing responses for the purpose of web traffic, but block ICMP (or be behind a firewall that blocks ICMP) and therefore yo…
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