Timeline for Why does ping to google.com or 8.8.8.8 fails
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| Mar 18, 2016 at 21:54 | comment | added | David Schwartz | @mvp Not sure how that's relevant, but yeah. | |
| Mar 18, 2016 at 20:48 | comment | added | mvp |
@DavidSchwartz: ping is never guaranteed. E.g. try ping microsoft.com - it will never work, as Microsoft blocks ICMP.
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| Mar 18, 2016 at 20:33 | comment | added | David Schwartz | In other words, you don't actually have Internet access. You have access to some subset of the Internet that apparently doesn't include ping. | |
| Nov 15, 2013 at 15:21 | comment | added | Siva | Thanks mvp, but unfortunately, i dont have nc available here. But I understand that they have blocked ICMP which is why ping is not working. I have accepted your answer. But still I am stuck with the "yum update" not working. I will post a separate question for that. | |
| Nov 15, 2013 at 15:18 | vote | accept | Siva | ||
| Nov 14, 2013 at 8:41 | history | edited | mvp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Add recipe for 8.8.8.8
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| Nov 14, 2013 at 7:16 | history | answered | mvp | CC BY-SA 3.0 |