From a3f8ec67929bb871a3ba9bd0340068bf31eb4483 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Owen Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:59:42 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Cant ping alias --- manage/resources/private/alias.mdx | 4 ++++ manage/resources/private/authentication.mdx | 2 +- 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/manage/resources/private/alias.mdx b/manage/resources/private/alias.mdx index 90e816b..e0bd7b8 100644 --- a/manage/resources/private/alias.mdx +++ b/manage/resources/private/alias.mdx @@ -30,3 +30,7 @@ Aliases work by overriding the DNS of your computer running the client so that a ## Disable Aliases If you wish to disable this behavior and prevent aliases from being resolved and leave your DNS alone, you can do so by adding [the flag](/manage/clients/configure-client) to the CLI / Olm or disable override dns in the client settings. + +## ICMP Ping + +Aliases do not currently support ICMP ping requests. If you attempt to ping an alias, it will not respond, even if the underlying Resource is reachable. This is because the Pangolin client does not intercept ICMP packets for alias resolution. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/manage/resources/private/authentication.mdx b/manage/resources/private/authentication.mdx index 90690a8..aa0b496 100644 --- a/manage/resources/private/authentication.mdx +++ b/manage/resources/private/authentication.mdx @@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ By default, when access to a Resource is granted, all ports on that Resource are ### ICMP Access -By default, ICMP (ping) access to Resources is enabled. To disable ICMP access, you can uncheck the "ICMP" option when configuring access to a Resource. This will prevent users, roles, or machines with access to the Resource to send ICMP echo requests (ping) to the Resource's destination. \ No newline at end of file +By default, ICMP (ping) access to Resources is enabled. To disable ICMP access, you can uncheck the "ICMP" option when configuring access to a Resource. This will prevent users, roles, or machines with access to the Resource to send ICMP echo requests (ping) to the Resource's destination. Currently you can not ping an alias. \ No newline at end of file