[SunHELP] ping a port

[Thomas Cameron]

I don't think ping can hit any port other than the standard ICMP port that
it queries.

Thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Baldwin" <dbaldwin at networkinsight.com>
To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 12:55 PM
Subject: [SunHELP] ping a port


> Hi all,
> I am trying to find out how I can ping an ip through a certain port on a
> firewall.  As a test I tried to telnet to the port on the system with
> "telnet x.x.x.x port#" and it failed.  But if I try "ping x.x.x.x port#"
> it goes through.  ICMP is allowed on its default port but how can I
> change the port it tries?
>
> This is for standard "service alive?" checking.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Dave Baldwin
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