[plug] no ping

[James Devenish]

In message <40B002A9.6050902 at omninet.net.au>
on Sun, May 23, 2004 at 09:47:21AM +0800, Mark Saxon wrote:
> What...options do I have for testing a host in that case?

Depends on what you want to test. For instance, you can
do simple things like:

traceroute www.bom.gov.au
telnet www.bom.gov.au 99

And so forth. If your ISP uses a transparent web proxy and it has a
problem with a particular site, it may be difficult for you to get a
consistent picture using tests that you do from your end.