On Saturday, 20 June 2020 13:12:42 BST PeterMerchant wrote:
> I don't know who 8.8.8.8 is,
That is one of Google's DNS Servers.
> but can you 'ping google.com' or nasa.com?
Yes and yes. Actually pinging the Fully Qualified Domain name of the site,
simply shows that the DNS Server is accessible as well as the IP Address that
it resolves to.
Pinging 8.8.8.8 directly cuts out the middle man.
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