Can browse, but can't ping

Solution 1:

YES,

Usually corporate networks are behind proxy. Try to find your git repo server public IP (google it), ping it. If it isn't working you are probably behind a proxy server. If you are behind proxy use:

git config --global http.proxy http://proxy_address:proxy_port

git clone http://.../..

You can find proxy address in internet explorer properties\Connections\LAN Settings

If git has still problem resolving address you could try putting git repo public IP DNS to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file. Git will resolve DNS locally and use proxy for connection.

Here are some additional methods how you can discover proxy:

1. Open IE, browse to some page next run from cmd:

netstat -ban

(it requires elevated command prompt - probably you can't do it on the corporate computer)

on the left sight under [IEXPLORER.EXE] is your IP on the right sight should be proxy IP and port.

2. run:

ipconfig /all - find your DNS suffix

ping wpad.suffix or ping wpad

Now use the IP address returned by the ping command and us it in your browser:

http://ipaddress/wpad.dat

It will download wpad.dat file in which you can find line "PROXY ..." containing IP and port of your proxy.

Solution 2:

I often use an external, browser based, dns/ip lookup tool, like GetIP, to get the ip address of a server I'm trying to connect to. Then you can use the address for git, svn, etc as long as it's not explicitly blocked by your corporate firewall or proxy.