[EAS] EAS: Pinging remote computers

[Richard Rudman]

Hi, Neil:

Thanks for chiming in on this.

This is geared towards checking reliability of IP connectivity at remote sites, not for pinging IPAWS. While there is nothing in PArt 11 that requires broadcasters to check this, it seems to many of us that without knowing for sure that an IP connection is up, we cannot truly fulfill the Part 11 mandate for IPAWS OPEN polling for FCC inspection/compliance purposes.

This is not usually seen as a problem if an EAS box is located at a studio and polls IPAWS over a connection that is in use for business purposes. At remote sites, a version of the old Zen "tree falling" line comes into play: What is the sound of a remote IP connection going down when no one is there to hear it?

 Now that your team is providing the EAS community with good information, pinging IPAWS OPEN is not an issue. 

Thanks,

Richaerd

On May 8, 2013, at 6:12 AM, IPAWS wrote:

> Pinging the IP address of the FEMA is a moot exercise because FEMA filters ICMP requests, and you will not receive a response.
> 
> Neil Graves
> FEMA IPAWS
> ipaws at dhs.gov
>