Myujth

To be honest, I'm a little curious whether a server can block incoming ping. I tried to access a website while pinging it. I found out that my Ping gets Request Timed Out but I can still access the website perfectly.

I didn't find an error on my internet network and it was still quite fast. I can still ping Google DNS (8.8.8.8) but not with those website.

PING Attempts

C:UsersLOGIVAR TY 2>ping www.danamonline.com

Pinging www.danamonline.com [222.229.82.1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 118.97.5.26: Destination net unreachable.
Reply from 118.97.5.26: Destination net unreachable.
Request timed out.
Reply from 118.97.5.26: Destination net unreachable.

Ping statistics for 222.229.82.1:
 Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),

C:UsersLOGIVAR TY 2>ping 8.8.8.8

Pinging 8.8.8.8 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=119
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=119
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=22ms TTL=119
Reply from 8.8.8.8: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=119

Ping statistics for 8.8.8.8:
 Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
 Minimum = 15ms, Maximum = 22ms, Average = 17ms

So the main question is:

Can a server block all the pings from users? Is it possible to do it? If it's possible, then how?

Ping response (as a security measure) can be blocked by changing a setting in the router 'Block ICMP Ping' (or similar) or by creating a rule/changing a setting in some firewall programs. For example, with Windows Firewall, an Inbound rule can be created to block ICMPv4 for all/specific ports.

Yes.

Ping uses a transport method (By default, you can do other types of 'ping') called ICMP.

Accessing a website will normally use TCP, and port 80 or 443 (for secure connections).

Just because a website is listening on port 80 and 443, doesn't mean it's listening at all for ICMP. There's many valid (and a few invalid) reasons for blocking ICMP traffic, and as it's not required at all for http there is no reason why it'd effect your ability to browse the site.