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Why the inconsistent naming? Why is it httping and smtpping? Why not httpping?

• imdsm 10y ago
  This got me as well.
• dkopi 10y ago
  Different people creating different tools
• deleted 10y ago
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• merb 10y ago
  actually the naming is bad anyway. the initial implementation only was used to check if a host is reachable (routing etc) inside a network. then later other stuff came in like RTT. however a ping on a higher layer is mostly not a "real" ping. since it tests way more than just reachability. i.e. a http also checks connectivity and when it comes to domains it even includes a dns check.
  • Programmatic 10y ago
    Ping has confounding factors as well (firewall blocks, DNS, etc). If it works then you know that it's IP reachable, reachable on that TCP port, and that there's a responsive daemon on the other end. If it doesn't, you know that you need to troubleshoot. A device could not ICMP echo request ping, but respond to httping. Neither is perfect.