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gatsbythegerbil

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Registered: 2015-11-10

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ping - "No response" vs "Destination host unreachable"?

This isn't a current problem - resetting my router fixed the issue. I'm just wondering what the difference is between "No response" and "Destination host unreachable". I get the second one often, because Comcast is terrible, but last night was the first time I've ever seen "No response". In both cases, I can retrieve a steady ping from my router at 192.168.0.1, but I can't get a return from Google or from 8.8.8.8. Again, this is not presently a problem I need fixed, but it's not something I've ever seen before. What's the difference?

Slithery

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Registered: 2013-12-01

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Re: ping - "No response" vs "Destination host unreachable"?

No response means that the host did not receive a response from the host, but was able to reach it.
Destination host unreachable means that there was no valid route to the requested host.

Last edited by Slithery (2017-11-28 20:35:01)

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gatsbythegerbil

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Registered: 2015-11-10

Posts: 9

Re: ping - "No response" vs "Destination host unreachable"?

Huh. Any idea what that could mean infrastructure-wise? Was there a legitimate service outage if I get "no response", since I could ping out to the infrastructure but it didn't give anything back, where "destination host unreachable" would mean my router couldn't send anything out?

seth

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Re: ping - "No response" vs "Destination host unreachable"?

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