I'm able to use Command Prompt to ping sites like "www.yahoo.com" and also it's IP address "209.131.36.158". However, when I try to ping my friend's computer, I get the Request Timed Out message. Is it possible to ping another person's computer through the internet?
2006-11-30 14:14:17 · 3 answers · asked by Lawrence 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
I am absolutely sure that I typed in my friend's IP address correctly and that it was his IP address.
2006-11-30 14:15:03 · update #1
You can send a ping request to any device directly connected to the Internet as long as you know it's IP address. If you are sure you know the person's IP address and it still isn't working then it may be that a firewall on your PC (or his PC), or some OS setting, is blocking the request or the response.
Note also that if your friend's is behind some type of proxy server you may only be able to ping that server.
2006-11-30 14:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Biff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No because when you go to the internet you use an internet providers' server. Usually it is a very secure thing and it does not let the ping go through itself that easily.
2006-11-30 14:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by alexkunkevich 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your friend has a static IP address, you can't do it. I imagine that the IP address he gave you is something like 198.162.1.0.0 which is probably the dynamic IP address that is assigned to him from his ISP.
2006-11-30 14:17:33 · answer #3 · answered by Chris S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋