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It can't just be me? (Ping with microsoft domains)

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  • N Not Active

    So they're finally on to you and have you black listed. ;P I've run into this before, though I'm not a network guy its been explained to me that just because the domain is available doesn't mean it can be pinged.


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    Albert Holguin
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    Mark Nischalke wrote:

    just because the domain is available doesn't mean it can be pinged.

    Of course not, it's a service... the server has to be configured to respond. Plus firewalls have to allow it.

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      Mark Nischalke wrote:

      just because the domain is available doesn't mean it can be pinged.

      Of course not, it's a service... the server has to be configured to respond. Plus firewalls have to allow it.

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      Andrew Rissing
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      Exactly.. +5

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      • D DaveAuld

        I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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        Roger Wright
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        It's not just you, Dave. I tried the same test, and received no replies. Your first hit must have broken the domain. Try tapping the keys more gently next time.

        Will Rogers never met me.

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        • D DaveAuld

          I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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          Albert Holguin
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          I just tried it... the MS domains don't appear to respond to pings. They may just not want people pinging their servers. Have we forgotten about the ping of death[^] already?

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          • A Albert Holguin

            I just tried it... the MS domains don't appear to respond to pings. They may just not want people pinging their servers. Have we forgotten about the ping of death[^] already?

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            DaveAuld
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            No I haven't forgotten, but I am sure the hardware used for handling the domains traffic should be more advanced than just simply blocking all pings.

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              No I haven't forgotten, but I am sure the hardware used for handling the domains traffic should be more advanced than just simply blocking all pings.

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              Andrew Rissing
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              Yeah, but sometimes the simplest solution is best.

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                No I haven't forgotten, but I am sure the hardware used for handling the domains traffic should be more advanced than just simply blocking all pings.

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                Albert Holguin
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                There's nothing to say that they're obligated to respond... that's what I mean, they probably chose not to as a company-wide policy. Look at how Windows determines internet connectivity (it does not involve pings): http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-awareness/[^]

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                • A Andrew Rissing

                  Yeah, but sometimes the simplest solution is best.

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                  Albert Holguin
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                  Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)? ...why not... :)

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                  • D DaveAuld

                    I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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                    Henry Minute
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                    Purely conjecture, but some sort of anti DDOS measure. First ping from an address gets through, repeats within a certain time span fail?

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                    • A Albert Holguin

                      There's nothing to say that they're obligated to respond... that's what I mean, they probably chose not to as a company-wide policy. Look at how Windows determines internet connectivity (it does not involve pings): http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-awareness/[^]

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                      DaveAuld
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                      Handy info in the link......may just have a use for that (and that use is how I came across the OP thing) :)

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                        I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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                        After a bit of research:

                        Tracing route to microsoft.com [207.46.232.182]
                        over a maximum of 30 hops:
                        0 Roger-PC [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
                        1 static-ww-xx-yy-zz.dsl1.kgm.az.frontiernet.net [zz.yy.xx.ww]
                        2 74-47-96-1.dr02.kgmn.az.frontiernet.net [74.47.96.1]
                        3 ge--1-0-0---0.car01.kgmn.az.frontiernet.net [74.42.150.5]
                        4 xe--0-1-0---0.cor02.slkc.ut.frontiernet.net [74.40.1.29]
                        5 ae0---0.cor01.slkc.ut.frontiernet.net [74.40.4.13]
                        6 ae1---0.cor02.plal.ca.frontiernet.net [74.40.5.61]
                        7 ae1---0.cbr01.plal.ca.frontiernet.net [74.40.3.170]
                        8 eli-pni-peering-msn-net.plal.eli.net [208.186.87.10]
                        9 209.240.198.227
                        10 xe-7-0-1-0.by2-96c-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.40.62]
                        11 207.46.40.135
                        12 ten1-1.tuk-76c-1b.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.46.21]
                        13 po16.tuk-65ns-mcs-1b.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.35.142]
                        14 * * *
                        Computing statistics for 325 seconds...
                        Source to Here This Node/Link
                        Hop RTT Lost/Sent = Pct Lost/Sent = Pct Address
                        0 Roger-PC [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        1 1ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% static-ww-xx-yy-zz.dsl1.kgm.az.frontiernet.net [zz.yy.xx.ww]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        2 139ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 74-47-96-1.dr02.kgmn.az.frontiernet.net [74.47.96.1]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        3 15ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% ge--1-0-0---0.car01.kgmn.az.frontiernet.net [74.42.150.5]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        4 27ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% xe--0-1-0---0.cor02.slkc.ut.frontiernet.net [74.40.1.29]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        5 29ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% ae0---0.cor01.slkc.ut.frontiernet.net [74.40.4.13]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        6 52ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% ae1---0.cor02.plal.ca.frontiernet.net [74.40.5.61]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        7 46ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% ae1---0.cbr01.plal.ca.frontiernet.net [74.40.3.170]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        8 60ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% eli-pni-peering-msn-net.plal.eli.net [208.186.87.10]
                        0/ 100 = 0% |
                        9 44ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 209.240.198.227
                        100/ 100 =100% |
                        10 --- 100/ 100 =100% 0/ 100 = 0% xe-7-0-1-0.by2-96c-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.40.62]

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                        • D DaveAuld

                          I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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                          Jun Du
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                          Me too. I goot all 4 request timed out from Microsoft.

                          Best, Jun

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                          • A Albert Holguin

                            There's nothing to say that they're obligated to respond... that's what I mean, they probably chose not to as a company-wide policy. Look at how Windows determines internet connectivity (it does not involve pings): http://blog.superuser.com/2011/05/16/windows-7-network-awareness/[^]

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                            Lost User
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                            5 for the link:thumbsup:

                            Computers have been intelligent for a long time now. It just so happens that the program writers are about as effective as a room full of monkeys trying to crank out a copy of Hamlet.

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                            • D DaveAuld

                              I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

                              Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


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                              Mladen Jankovic
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                              DaveAuld wrote:

                              Ping microsoft.com
                              1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32)

                              The only unusual thing is that you actually got a replay from Microsoft's server since they filter ICMP reqests.

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                                I have tried 1 computer and 1 laptop. (windows 7, 64bit and 32 bit) Open a command prompt; Ping microsoft.com 1 reply ok, next 3 time out (207.46.197.32) Ping google.com 4 reply ok (209.85.147.147) Is this behaviour the same for everyone else and MS has some sort of additional functionality on their domains as it also happens with msn.com, microsoft.co.uk, msn.co.uk?

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                                Lost User
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                                Hmm - spooky. I pinged Microsoft - all ok (205ms) I pinged Apple - no response I pinged Google - all ok (22ms) so, it could be saif of Google & Microsoft - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" How appropriate :)

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