[snip]
... I can whois them on http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/and
fine them, but they can't be pinged.
Anybody know why this might be?
[snip]
I'm just answering your question why they can't be pinged.
You are perfectly right that 'gethostbyname($hostname) has nothing to do with
pings as a matter
> If you're going to ask for help, you should take it in whatever form it
> comes. Perhaps he wasn't answering your primary question, but just stating
> how it is possible to not have a ping request returned by a valid address.
> In which case he is quite right.
I am thankful he answered my quest
"Dan Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > the firewall is configured to block pings from outside - security
reasons - so
> > called stealth mode
>
> No, you are wrong.
If you're going to ask for help, you should take it in whatever form it
comes. Perhaps he w
> the firewall is configured to block pings from outside - security reasons - so
> called stealth mode
No, you are wrong. gethostbyname($hostname) correctly resolves my
servers, and I have disabled pings for security reasons.
gethostbyname($hostname) has nothing to do with pings as a matter of
the firewall is configured to block pings from outside - security reasons - so
called stealth mode
Dan Anderson wrote:
Some domain names on .net.au are not being resolved when I use
gethostbyname. I can whois them on http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/and
fine them, but they can't be pinged.
A
Some domain names on .net.au are not being resolved when I use
gethostbyname. I can whois them on http://whois.ausregistry.net.au/and
fine them, but they can't be pinged.
Anybody know why this might be?
Thanks in advance,
Dan
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