I think most places block PING and TRACERT from a Denial of Service attack using PING, that was done A LONG TIME AGO....
Al Nims Systems Admin/Programmer 3 Information Technology University of Florida (352) 273-1298 -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht Sent: Friday, March 13, 2015 11:42 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: valid ftp address Paul Gilmartin wrote: >Ping may tell little. For example, I work behind a filrewall that blocks ICMP. Indeed. At some places ping and tracert are disabled or blocked. Go figure... >"emea"="Europe, the Middle East and Africa"? Yup. Groete / Greetings Elardus Engelbrecht ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
