Comments on: Testing Ping Times from an Outside Source http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/ ls /usr/lolcat Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:40:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: ...Corey? http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-10182 ...Corey? Tue, 20 May 2008 00:19:57 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-10182 Corey: Reduce the attack surface? We're talking about telnet client, not telnetd... Corey:

Reduce the attack surface?

We're talking about telnet client, not telnetd...

]]> By: Jonathan McLaren http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-10055 Jonathan McLaren Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:27:36 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-10055 ....Linux? :D ....Linux? :D

]]> By: Elmo M. http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-658 Elmo M. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 21:57:50 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-658 By default, Telnet is not installed on Vista. However follow these steps and you're back in business. 1. Click Start then select Control Panel. 2. Select Programs and Features. 3. Select Turn Windows features on or off. 4. Select the Telnet Client option. 5. Click OK. 6. A dialog box will appear to confirm installation. The telnet command should now be available. By default, Telnet is not installed on Vista. However follow these steps and you're back in business.

1. Click Start then select Control Panel.

2. Select Programs and Features.

3. Select Turn Windows features on or off.

4. Select the Telnet Client option.

5. Click OK.

6. A dialog box will appear to confirm installation. The telnet command should now be available.

]]> By: derwood http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-657 derwood Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:48:49 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-657 Hola Chrissy, Just an FYI, you can also ping from an external source from http://www.dnsstuff.com. They also have a traceroute tool. Its quite a useful site. Hola Chrissy,
Just an FYI, you can also ping from an external source from http://www.dnsstuff.com. They also have a traceroute tool. Its quite a useful site.

]]> By: Chrissy http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-656 Chrissy Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:10:51 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-656 Zed, Haha I'd love to see an API for it. Corey, Yeah, this is a fresh install of Vista Ultimate and it didn't have telnet. As someone said on Shamit's blog (and I agree) <blockquote>I don't like this idea. Telnet is often used as a quick way to troubleshoot client-side connectivity issues (ensure ports are open and so on). Telnet is 75K, so I hardly think the reduction in footprint is meaningful to anyone with a machine capable of running Vista. As far as surface area... if there's no telnet:// URI prefix registered, I'd think that'd cut down significantly (who uses telnet URIs anyways?).</blockquote>I just tried portqry but it's not something that's built-in :| I like built in stuff.. some things should just be reliable. Like ping and telnet. Portqry looks interesting.. it has a GUI too. Thanks for the tip :) Zed,
Haha I'd love to see an API for it.

Corey,
Yeah, this is a fresh install of Vista Ultimate and it didn't have telnet. As someone said on Shamit's blog (and I agree)

I don't like this idea. Telnet is often used as a quick way to troubleshoot client-side connectivity issues (ensure ports are open and so on). Telnet is 75K, so I hardly think the reduction in footprint is meaningful to anyone with a machine capable of running Vista. As far as surface area... if there's no telnet:// URI prefix registered, I'd think that'd cut down significantly (who uses telnet URIs anyways?).

I just tried portqry but it's not something that's built-in :| I like built in stuff.. some things should just be reliable. Like ping and telnet.

Portqry looks interesting.. it has a GUI too. Thanks for the tip :)

]]> By: Corey http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-655 Corey Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:54:49 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-655 Telnet is installed for me in Vista Ultimate. This was an upgrade from XP Pro, maybe that's why. I think I'm in favor of "reducing the attack surface", my parents don't need telnet. Besides I use portqry for 90% of the things I used to use telnet for. Telnet is installed for me in Vista Ultimate. This was an upgrade from XP Pro, maybe that's why.

I think I'm in favor of "reducing the attack surface", my parents don't need telnet.

Besides I use portqry for 90% of the things I used to use telnet for.

]]> By: Zed A. Shaw http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-654 Zed A. Shaw Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:18:38 +0000 http://blog.netnerds.net/2007/03/testing-ping-times-from-an-outside-source/#comment-654 Holy crap I knew there was a reason I put your blog in my rss reader. That's about the most useful thing I've seen in a while. Thanks a bunch. Now to just write an API for it. :-) Holy crap I knew there was a reason I put your blog in my rss reader. That's about the most useful thing I've seen in a while. Thanks a bunch.

Now to just write an API for it. :-)

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