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Alternatives to Ping
Our system administrator just disabled ping. Could someone give me some troubleshooting alternatives to ping I could use?
That's a strange situation. So you are not the sysadmin, then why do you need to do troubleshooting?
The next best thing, is connect to the service the device you're troubleshooting is supposed to be servicing. If it's a web server, you should browse to it, if it's a network printer, you should connect to port 9100, if it's a Linux telnet/ssh server, telnet or ssh into it.
It's quite more laborious, but hey, it's not even your job, right?
The next best thing, is connect to the service the device you're troubleshooting is supposed to be servicing. If it's a web server, you should browse to it, if it's a network printer, you should connect to port 9100, if it's a Linux telnet/ssh server, telnet or ssh into it.
It's quite more laborious, but hey, it's not even your job, right?
You can get Essential NetTools from Tamosoft (free) but you need to have admin credentials to use it. It includes a ping tool.
Preferably, if you need Ping, ask your System Administrator. As noted above it is a benign tool.
Preferably, if you need Ping, ask your System Administrator. As noted above it is a benign tool.
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You said, "Our system administrator just disabled ping."
As noci, said... likely what you mean is someone disabled flow of ICMP packets.
As yo_bee said... a very bad idea.
Disabling ICMP packets tends to cause more problems than it ever fixes.
Normally... okay I'll said it... people who misunderstand security + misunderstand ICMP packets are the only people who will ever disable ICMP packet flow.
If ICMP packets really are disabled then no ICMP based tool will work.
As Kimputer suggested, maybe state what you're trying to accomplish by using ping or doing sysadmin testing if you aren't the sysadmin.
Likely there's some other way to accomplish what ever you require...
And, you'll have to be clear about what you truly require for best assistance.
As noci, said... likely what you mean is someone disabled flow of ICMP packets.
As yo_bee said... a very bad idea.
Disabling ICMP packets tends to cause more problems than it ever fixes.
Normally... okay I'll said it... people who misunderstand security + misunderstand ICMP packets are the only people who will ever disable ICMP packet flow.
If ICMP packets really are disabled then no ICMP based tool will work.
As Kimputer suggested, maybe state what you're trying to accomplish by using ping or doing sysadmin testing if you aren't the sysadmin.
Likely there's some other way to accomplish what ever you require...
And, you'll have to be clear about what you truly require for best assistance.
What is your admin concerned about?