[colug-432] Ping

[Bill Baker]

The first instance is because you have http:// before the domain name. 
The second is because you have a / after it.

On 12/07/2013 01:36 PM, tom wrote:
> Why can't I ping http://www.newyorker.com/?
>
> I can bring it up in my browser, but can not ping it.
>
> tom at tom-Inspiron-1520 ~ $ ping -c5 http://www.newyorker.com/
> ping: unknown host http://www.newyorker.com/
>
>
> tom at tom-Inspiron-1520 ~ $ ping -c5 www.newyorker.com/
> ping: unknown host www.newyorker.com/
>
> Tom
>
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