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?
http ping https
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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?
http ping https
edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
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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
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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?
http ping https
edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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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?
http ping https
http ping https
edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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edited Aug 22 '11 at 13:38
slhck
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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asked Aug 22 '11 at 13:33
Shamim Hafiz
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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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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
4
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
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).
edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
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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).
edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:42
Diogo
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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).
edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:42
Diogo
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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).
edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:42
Diogo
21.9k55132209
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).
edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:42
Diogo
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edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
Glorfindel
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edited Nov 19 '17 at 13:19
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:42
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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
answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
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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
answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
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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
answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
grawity
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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
answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
grawity
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
grawity
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answered Aug 22 '11 at 13:35
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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
edited Mar 28 '15 at 10:45
karel
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answered Mar 28 '15 at 10:14
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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
edited Mar 28 '15 at 10:45
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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
edited Mar 28 '15 at 10:45
karel
9,17793138
answered Mar 28 '15 at 10:14
mdadm
5111
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
edited Mar 28 '15 at 10:45
karel
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answered Mar 28 '15 at 10:14
mdadm
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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.
answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
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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.
answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
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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.
answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
4,1101683133
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.
answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
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edited Dec 3 at 18:00
answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
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answered Jan 22 at 19:17
Steven Penny
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answered Jan 22 at 19:17
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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
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