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How does ping resolve a hostname?
Ping will use the mechanisms listed in the /etc/nsswitch. conf file to resolve hostnames in order they are given. This means it typically uses the hosts file (/etc/hosts) before querying DNS. This means ping (and other software) will use local files, like /etc/hosts, to find IP addresses for names before querying DNS.
Can ping computer by IP but not hostname?
2) If you can ping by IP Address, but not by name, then there is probably something wrong with your DNS setup. Double check how you have DNS setup. …still have a v5 install disk in a box somewhere.
What network service is the most likely problem if you can ping a computer by IP address but no by name?
If you can ping a host by its IP address, but not by the name, then the problem is with name resolution. In the example above, if I can ping the IP, but cannot ping the URL, then my problem is with resolving the name, perhaps a misconfigured DNS server. You can for example ping 8.8. 8.8.
What kind of problem is likely indicated when you can ping a device by the IP address but not the hostname?
What kind of problem is likely indicated when you can ping a device by the IP address, but not the hostname? There is a problem with the DNS configuration.
Why is I unable to Ping using host name?
This past few days I have a difficult problem about our server, I was unable to ping the workstation using host name if I am login on SRV3 and likewise also to workstation. Request timed out. It was working. I was unable to understand why can ping using I.P. Address and using host name was unable.
What’s the IP address of my ping server?
After a while maybe 10-15 minutes when I run ping it will show again the Public I.P. 208.91.197.19 on command prompt when I execute ping command. It is annoying, I don’t know where this come from. I double check DNS Server already. When I execute nslookup pc1 command, it will show the correct private I.P.
Why does Ping stop responding after the first line?
During a ping, the command returns no further output after sending the first ping request. Thanks for your help. I did a test with Wireshark to see what happens. Here is a screenshot.