Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?











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I tried using the ping command on a https page, but the message says that ping could not find the host. Is there some issue regarding ping and https?










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    Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
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    If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
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  • In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
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    May 6 '16 at 0:02















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I tried using the ping command on a https page, but the message says that ping could not find the host. Is there some issue regarding ping and https?










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    Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
    – slhck
    Aug 22 '11 at 13:35








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    If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
    – Shadok
    Aug 22 '11 at 14:03












  • In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
    – voutasaurus
    May 6 '16 at 0:02













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  • 6




    Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
    – slhck
    Aug 22 '11 at 13:35








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    If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
    – Shadok
    Aug 22 '11 at 14:03












  • In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
    – voutasaurus
    May 6 '16 at 0:02














  • 6




    Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
    – slhck
    Aug 22 '11 at 13:35








  • 4




    If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
    – Shadok
    Aug 22 '11 at 14:03












  • In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
    – voutasaurus
    May 6 '16 at 0:02








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Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
– slhck
Aug 22 '11 at 13:35






Short answer: Ping and HTTPS have nothing in common. Ping is a low level network tool whereas HTTPS is an application layer protocol (or rather, an URI scheme).
– slhck
Aug 22 '11 at 13:35






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If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
– Shadok
Aug 22 '11 at 14:03






If you want to test that you ssl site is responding correctly use openssl this way: "openssl s_client -connect google.com:443" Then you can issue a GET command followed by two presses on the return key like this: "GET / HTTP/1.1"
– Shadok
Aug 22 '11 at 14:03














In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
– voutasaurus
May 6 '16 at 0:02




In case anybody ended up here looking for a ping-like tool for https, I just wrote one: github.com/voutasaurus/sup
– voutasaurus
May 6 '16 at 0:02










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The answer to your question (Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?) is Yes, you can, as long as ICMP replies are enabled on the HTTPS site provider. However, it has nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS:



Ping will use ICMP protocol, it belongs to TCP/IP Internet Layer, which is a lower layer than HTTP or HTTPs (from Application Layer):




Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP response. In the process it measures the time from transmission to reception (round-trip time)1 and records any packet loss. The results of the test are printed in form of a statistical summary of the response packets received, including the minimum, maximum, and the mean round-trip times, and sometimes the standard deviation of the mean.




You can test with "cmd" (Windows Start button / type cmd in the search box, open "cmd.exe"), then with ping:



ping www.hotmail.com


If you try to ping a HTTP URL, such it follows:



ping http://www.hotmail.com


You will get the same error that you would get when trying to ping a HTTPS based URL:



ping https://www.hotmail.com


(An error something like that ping cant reach the requested address will appear on both attempts).






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    ping works at a much lower level than HTTP or HTTPS, and only accepts hostnames, not URLs. For example:



    ping www.google.com





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      tcping - simulate "ping" over tcp by establishing a connection to network hosts. tcping at application level will send SYN, waiting for ACK, closing with FIN ACK



      C:>tcping google.com 443

      Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=19.787ms
      Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=20.487ms
      Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=24.494ms
      Control-C

      Ping statistics for 87.106.83.127:443
      3 probes sent.
      3 successful, 0 failed.
      Approximate trip times in milli-seconds:
      Minimum = 19.787ms, Maximum = 24.494ms, Average = 21.589ms





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        You can issue a HEAD request with OpenSSL:



        openssl s_client -quiet -connect github.com:443 <<eof
        HEAD / HTTP/1.1
        Connection: close
        Host: github.com

        eof


        Note that you can also use "HTTP/2", but be careful because some servers
        (e.g. github.com) do not support it.






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          The answer to your question (Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?) is Yes, you can, as long as ICMP replies are enabled on the HTTPS site provider. However, it has nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS:



          Ping will use ICMP protocol, it belongs to TCP/IP Internet Layer, which is a lower layer than HTTP or HTTPs (from Application Layer):




          Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP response. In the process it measures the time from transmission to reception (round-trip time)1 and records any packet loss. The results of the test are printed in form of a statistical summary of the response packets received, including the minimum, maximum, and the mean round-trip times, and sometimes the standard deviation of the mean.




          You can test with "cmd" (Windows Start button / type cmd in the search box, open "cmd.exe"), then with ping:



          ping www.hotmail.com


          If you try to ping a HTTP URL, such it follows:



          ping http://www.hotmail.com


          You will get the same error that you would get when trying to ping a HTTPS based URL:



          ping https://www.hotmail.com


          (An error something like that ping cant reach the requested address will appear on both attempts).






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            The answer to your question (Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?) is Yes, you can, as long as ICMP replies are enabled on the HTTPS site provider. However, it has nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS:



            Ping will use ICMP protocol, it belongs to TCP/IP Internet Layer, which is a lower layer than HTTP or HTTPs (from Application Layer):




            Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP response. In the process it measures the time from transmission to reception (round-trip time)1 and records any packet loss. The results of the test are printed in form of a statistical summary of the response packets received, including the minimum, maximum, and the mean round-trip times, and sometimes the standard deviation of the mean.




            You can test with "cmd" (Windows Start button / type cmd in the search box, open "cmd.exe"), then with ping:



            ping www.hotmail.com


            If you try to ping a HTTP URL, such it follows:



            ping http://www.hotmail.com


            You will get the same error that you would get when trying to ping a HTTPS based URL:



            ping https://www.hotmail.com


            (An error something like that ping cant reach the requested address will appear on both attempts).






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              up vote
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              up vote
              35
              down vote



              accepted






              The answer to your question (Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?) is Yes, you can, as long as ICMP replies are enabled on the HTTPS site provider. However, it has nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS:



              Ping will use ICMP protocol, it belongs to TCP/IP Internet Layer, which is a lower layer than HTTP or HTTPs (from Application Layer):




              Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP response. In the process it measures the time from transmission to reception (round-trip time)1 and records any packet loss. The results of the test are printed in form of a statistical summary of the response packets received, including the minimum, maximum, and the mean round-trip times, and sometimes the standard deviation of the mean.




              You can test with "cmd" (Windows Start button / type cmd in the search box, open "cmd.exe"), then with ping:



              ping www.hotmail.com


              If you try to ping a HTTP URL, such it follows:



              ping http://www.hotmail.com


              You will get the same error that you would get when trying to ping a HTTPS based URL:



              ping https://www.hotmail.com


              (An error something like that ping cant reach the requested address will appear on both attempts).






              share|improve this answer














              The answer to your question (Can you get a reply from a HTTPS site using the Ping command?) is Yes, you can, as long as ICMP replies are enabled on the HTTPS site provider. However, it has nothing to do with HTTP or HTTPS:



              Ping will use ICMP protocol, it belongs to TCP/IP Internet Layer, which is a lower layer than HTTP or HTTPs (from Application Layer):




              Ping operates by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) echo request packets to the target host and waiting for an ICMP response. In the process it measures the time from transmission to reception (round-trip time)1 and records any packet loss. The results of the test are printed in form of a statistical summary of the response packets received, including the minimum, maximum, and the mean round-trip times, and sometimes the standard deviation of the mean.




              You can test with "cmd" (Windows Start button / type cmd in the search box, open "cmd.exe"), then with ping:



              ping www.hotmail.com


              If you try to ping a HTTP URL, such it follows:



              ping http://www.hotmail.com


              You will get the same error that you would get when trying to ping a HTTPS based URL:



              ping https://www.hotmail.com


              (An error something like that ping cant reach the requested address will appear on both attempts).







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                  ping works at a much lower level than HTTP or HTTPS, and only accepts hostnames, not URLs. For example:



                  ping www.google.com





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                    ping works at a much lower level than HTTP or HTTPS, and only accepts hostnames, not URLs. For example:



                    ping www.google.com





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                      up vote
                      19
                      down vote










                      up vote
                      19
                      down vote









                      ping works at a much lower level than HTTP or HTTPS, and only accepts hostnames, not URLs. For example:



                      ping www.google.com





                      share|improve this answer












                      ping works at a much lower level than HTTP or HTTPS, and only accepts hostnames, not URLs. For example:



                      ping www.google.com






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                          tcping - simulate "ping" over tcp by establishing a connection to network hosts. tcping at application level will send SYN, waiting for ACK, closing with FIN ACK



                          C:>tcping google.com 443

                          Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=19.787ms
                          Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=20.487ms
                          Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=24.494ms
                          Control-C

                          Ping statistics for 87.106.83.127:443
                          3 probes sent.
                          3 successful, 0 failed.
                          Approximate trip times in milli-seconds:
                          Minimum = 19.787ms, Maximum = 24.494ms, Average = 21.589ms





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                            down vote













                            tcping - simulate "ping" over tcp by establishing a connection to network hosts. tcping at application level will send SYN, waiting for ACK, closing with FIN ACK



                            C:>tcping google.com 443

                            Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=19.787ms
                            Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=20.487ms
                            Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=24.494ms
                            Control-C

                            Ping statistics for 87.106.83.127:443
                            3 probes sent.
                            3 successful, 0 failed.
                            Approximate trip times in milli-seconds:
                            Minimum = 19.787ms, Maximum = 24.494ms, Average = 21.589ms





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                              up vote
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                              down vote









                              tcping - simulate "ping" over tcp by establishing a connection to network hosts. tcping at application level will send SYN, waiting for ACK, closing with FIN ACK



                              C:>tcping google.com 443

                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=19.787ms
                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=20.487ms
                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=24.494ms
                              Control-C

                              Ping statistics for 87.106.83.127:443
                              3 probes sent.
                              3 successful, 0 failed.
                              Approximate trip times in milli-seconds:
                              Minimum = 19.787ms, Maximum = 24.494ms, Average = 21.589ms





                              share|improve this answer














                              tcping - simulate "ping" over tcp by establishing a connection to network hosts. tcping at application level will send SYN, waiting for ACK, closing with FIN ACK



                              C:>tcping google.com 443

                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=19.787ms
                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=20.487ms
                              Probing 87.106.83.127:443/tcp - Port is open - time=24.494ms
                              Control-C

                              Ping statistics for 87.106.83.127:443
                              3 probes sent.
                              3 successful, 0 failed.
                              Approximate trip times in milli-seconds:
                              Minimum = 19.787ms, Maximum = 24.494ms, Average = 21.589ms






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                                  You can issue a HEAD request with OpenSSL:



                                  openssl s_client -quiet -connect github.com:443 <<eof
                                  HEAD / HTTP/1.1
                                  Connection: close
                                  Host: github.com

                                  eof


                                  Note that you can also use "HTTP/2", but be careful because some servers
                                  (e.g. github.com) do not support it.






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                                    You can issue a HEAD request with OpenSSL:



                                    openssl s_client -quiet -connect github.com:443 <<eof
                                    HEAD / HTTP/1.1
                                    Connection: close
                                    Host: github.com

                                    eof


                                    Note that you can also use "HTTP/2", but be careful because some servers
                                    (e.g. github.com) do not support it.






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                                      up vote
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                                      down vote









                                      You can issue a HEAD request with OpenSSL:



                                      openssl s_client -quiet -connect github.com:443 <<eof
                                      HEAD / HTTP/1.1
                                      Connection: close
                                      Host: github.com

                                      eof


                                      Note that you can also use "HTTP/2", but be careful because some servers
                                      (e.g. github.com) do not support it.






                                      share|improve this answer














                                      You can issue a HEAD request with OpenSSL:



                                      openssl s_client -quiet -connect github.com:443 <<eof
                                      HEAD / HTTP/1.1
                                      Connection: close
                                      Host: github.com

                                      eof


                                      Note that you can also use "HTTP/2", but be careful because some servers
                                      (e.g. github.com) do not support it.







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