When Your Hosting Blocks Monitoring: What To Do if Ping or TCP Checks Fail

Some hosting providers or firewalls block standard ping or TCP requests. This can make traditional monitoring unreliable.

1. Detecting Blocked Checks

• Repeated failed ping or TCP checks
• Alerts triggered only from certain locations
• Normal web traffic still works

2. Alternative Monitoring Methods

• HTTP/HTTPS endpoint checks
• API-specific verification
• Multi-location synthetic monitoring

3. Combining Strategies

Even if ping/TCP is blocked, combining HTTP checks with latency monitoring ensures uptime visibility. UptyBots supports multiple monitoring types to overcome hosting limitations.

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