[admin@server2 etc] # ping -c 1 www.google.com PING www.l.google.com (64.233.169.147): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 64.233.169.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=20.131 ms --- www.l.google.com ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 20.131/20.131/20.131/0.000 ms [admin@server2 etc] # ping -c 1 64.233.169.147 PING 64.233.169.147 (64.233.169.147): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 64.233.169.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=34.749 ms --- 64.233.169.147 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 packets received, 0.0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 34.749/34.749/34.749/0.000 ms [admin@server2 etc] # traceroute 64.233.169.147 traceroute to 64.233.169.147 (64.233.169.147), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets sendto: No route to host 1 traceroute: wrote 64.233.169.147 40 chars, ret=-1 *sendto: No route to host traceroute: wrote 64.233.169.147 40 chars, ret=-1 *sendto: No route to host traceroute: wrote 64.233.169.147 40 chars, ret=-1 * sendto: No route to host 2 traceroute: wrote 64.233.169.147 40 chars, ret=-1 ^C [admin@server2 etc] #