How to ping a blockchain network

[kazimakgul]

Hello I was wondering if there is way of pinging a blockchain network or does it use a network protocol so I can see the networks IP or domain.
I was just thinking how come all the mining machines are connected somehow. so what is the backbone of the mining machines and how do they see each other and somehow connected. They must have a some kind of connection and is it static kind of address?
can someone explain it to me or give me some sources where I read the details about it?

[achow101]

The network is not some private network thing that is pingable or has its own block of IP addresses. There is no "network IP" or "network domain"; it is just many machines that have opened connections to each other and are sending data to each other using the Bitcoin network protocol.

[ranochigo]

Hello I was wondering if there is way of pinging a blockchain network or does it use a network protocol so I can see the networks IP or domain.
I was just thinking how come all the mining machines are connected somehow. so what is the backbone of the mining machines and how do they see each other and somehow connected. They must have a some kind of connection and is it static kind of address?
can someone explain it to me or give me some sources where I read the details about it?

No. While the network is somehow interconnected with each other, they aren't connected to each other directly. In Bitcoin, there are nodes and they form the backbone of the network since they are responsible for relaying transactions and blocks. Since the nodes are connected to each other, they form a web and the blockchain is within the web of connections.

When a block is mined, it gets relayed to a peer and so on, till everyone on the network sees it. Mining machines aren't directly connected to the network, most of the time. In fact, most of them are connected to a pool which feeds them the information.

[amaclin1]

[exalterego]

Hello I was wondering if there is way of pinging a blockchain network or does it use a network protocol so I can see the networks IP or domain.
I was just thinking how come all the mining machines are connected somehow. so what is the backbone of the mining machines and how do they see each other and somehow connected. They must have a some kind of connection and is it static kind of address?
can someone explain it to me or give me some sources where I read the details about it?

What if I pinned YOUR address and somehow got your wallet data?
This system is just the way one can protect himrself from hacking.

[Mr1mg]

if there is way of pinging a blockchain network

Well, you cant use "ping", coz most of them didnt respond for security reasons.

does it use a network protocol so I can see the networks IP or domain.

You can see IP's you connected to in most wallets. If you really "Blockchain expert and developer", you can find it easy and fast 

I was just thinking how come all the mining machines are connected somehow. so what is the backbone of the mining machines and how do they see each other and somehow connected. They must have a some kind of connection and is it static kind of address?

At start Bitcoin use IRC networks to exchange theirs IP.
Now altcoins start with static IP lists. And its adds new nodes with updates.

or give me some sources where I read the details about it?

This forum is good source, just use search