A behavior difference about reachable test for address zero

[Chris Hegarty]

On 25/11/2011 05:58, Sean Chou wrote:
> Yes. ping 0.0.0.0 on linux works; while windows report not reachable.

Right, so InetAddress.isReachable is reporting the same result as the 
native ping command. Is this an issue for you guys?

-Chris.

> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 9:22 PM, Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com
> <mailto:Alan.Bateman at oracle.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 22/11/2011 08:40, Sean Chou wrote:
>
>
>         Hi all,
>
>             I found a behavior difference when running the testcase
>         PingZero on linux and windows.
>         On Linux, it prints "reachable" while on windows "unreachable",
>         which is the same with
>         the result of running "ping 0.0.0.0" on these two platforms.
>
>             Is it a bug or intended?
>
>     Do you get the same thing when you use the ping command?
>
>     -Alan
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best Regards,
> Sean Chou
>