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Windows Hyper-V-Server
How to enable ping
The default setting for Hyper-V-Server is that it will not respond to ping. Ping is a popular network connectivity tool that sends a message to a network adapter and listens for a response, so it is a very useful tool for checking that there is network connectivity between two computers.
So if you try to ping the hyper-v server and get no response then it is likely that pings are disabled on the server.
C:> ping myServer
Pinging myServer [192.168.0.23] with 32
bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for
192.168.0.23:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0,
Lost =4 (100% loss)
To enable pings:
- Log into the hyper-v-server.
- Using sconfig select option 4 to "Configure Remote Management"
- You should then be given the option to configure the server
response to ping:
3) Configure Server Response to Ping
- Select that option (option 3) and a pop up window should
appear titled "Configure Remote Management" with the message:
Allow remote machines to Ping this server
[Yes] [No]
- Click [Yes]. You should see another pop up message confirming that pings are now enabled.
If you try pinging the hyper-v-server now then provided both machines are plugged into the network and there is a network path between them then ping should now be successful.
C:> ping myServer
Pinging myServer [192.168.0.23] with 32
bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.0.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.0.23: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Ping statistics for
192.168.0.23:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4,
Lost =0 (0% loss)
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
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