Can You Actually Ping to an IP Port? Understanding the Basics and Limitations

I think the confusion comes from people not understanding the difference between ICMP and TCP/UDP. Ping uses ICMP, which doesn’t have ports. If you want to check a port, you need to use something that works with TCP or UDP.

I’d recommend using `nmap` or `hping3` for that. They’re both great tools and can give you way more info than ping ever could.