Q:

powershell cannot ping a web address

I run powershell as Admin in Windows 10 64Bit. When I ping www.powershellgallery.com I get error:
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ping www.powershellgallery.com

Pinging psg-prod-eastus.cloudapp.net [40.87.85.101] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 40.87.85.101:
    Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 0, Lost = 1 (100% loss),

But when I ping other web addresses, google.com for example, everything is fine. 
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> ping www.google.com

Pinging www.google.com [216.58.213.68] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 216.58.213.68: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=56
Reply from 216.58.213.68: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=56
Reply from 216.58.213.68: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=56
Reply from 216.58.213.68: bytes=32 time=13ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 216.58.213.68:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 13ms, Maximum = 15ms, Average = 13ms

Any ideas what is happening?

A:

This really is not a powershell issue. Matter of fact this isnt a issue at all. Ping is using ICMP. Its basically an echo message. Companies can block and not allow ICMP.
So just because there is no ping doesnt mean that something is not working.

