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I have been working on a set of PHP pages that runs on an Apache server on a (Ubuntu) linux box, which returns status and information about the devices on my LAN. One thing that is done is a simple ping test to determine if the device is online with respect to the LAN.
Executing "ping -c 1 -w 1 host" works well with everything except my Xbox 360, which seems to be locked up tight. If I use "nmap -sN xbox360", it will report it is online, but this requires root privileges.
Any ideas on how to solve this problem? I found nothing on the internet on how to enable the Xbox 360 to respond to pings, is there something that doesn't require root privileges (that can be run from a php script) to determine if my Xbox is connected to the LAN?
@RobertMashlan it's also possible the device simply doesn't respond to ping requests... You're better off trying to use
– Breakthrough – 2015-08-09T17:48:10.583nmap -sn
(have to run as root), or see this question on Unix.SE: Determine whether XBOX 360 is on for an alternative method using ARP requests.It could be possible that you cannot ping your xbox because it has built in protection against ping flooding (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_flood)
– agz – 2013-07-08T18:04:12.580A very useful thing for a device behind a firewalled router on a local lan to have. – Robert Mashlan – 2013-07-08T18:33:53.530