gerfunk
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dns issue i think
anything I ping returns a ip address. I could ping house or dog or cat, it will return a ip address
example:
H:\>ping cat
Pinging cat.callcenter.com [64.158.56.49] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=232ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=283ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=261ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 64.158.56.49:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 232ms, Maximum = 283ms, Average = 258ms
H:\>ping house
Pinging house.callcenter.com [64.158.56.49] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=198ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=226ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 64.158.56.49:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 198ms, Maximum = 226ms, Average = 213ms
This is my problem. can anyone help ?
example:
H:\>ping cat
Pinging cat.callcenter.com [64.158.56.49] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=232ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=283ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=261ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 64.158.56.49:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 232ms, Maximum = 283ms, Average = 258ms
H:\>ping house
Pinging house.callcenter.com [64.158.56.49] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=198ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=226ms TTL=51
Reply from 64.158.56.49: bytes=32 time=215ms TTL=51
Ping statistics for 64.158.56.49:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 198ms, Maximum = 226ms, Average = 213ms
This is my problem. can anyone help ?
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Hey gerfunk,
That is expected behaviour. Interconnected computer networks use IP addresses to communicate with every system on the network. The Domain Name System (DNS) simply converts easy-to-remember terms known as 'domains' or 'FQDNs', such as cat, house or dog into the IP address which the computer then uses to communicate with the remote node.
In your case, the behaviour you see is expected. The ping will always ping an IP address, never a domain name. Before the ping starts, your PC is simply doing a DNS lookup to find the IP address of cat house or dog, and then it pings that IP.
-tigermatt