PuttinUpWithPutin@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 1 year ago

Can I ping my mom's router?

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Can I ping my mom's router?

PuttinUpWithPutin@alien.topB to Tech SupportEnglish · 1 year ago

I am trying to help my mom with her internet, but she lives far away and is not very tech savvy. Can I ping her router with her public IP address to see if it connected to the internet?

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1 year ago
Consumer routers usually have pings on the external interface blocked so people can’t just ping random IPs to find one they can hack.

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