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AI-generatedInetAddress.isReachable() returns false for hosts that respond to ping — inconsistent results across Linux and Windows
Reachability check disagrees with system ping I am building a lightweight host-monitoring component in Java that uses InetAddress.getByName(host).isReachable(timeout) to decide whether to raise an alert. The goal is a single boolean signal that works the same way on Linux servers and Windows workstations, without spawning external ping processes. The documen
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