Frequently Asked Questions
Where can i find services to ping?
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Most services require a extra step to be made before you can ping them. For example: registering your blog at a website.
The following list is a list of services which you can ping, but be sure to read the service's website first, cause you may need to register your blog first. If you don't do this you may get blocked from the specified service.
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://1470.net/api/ping
http://www.a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/RPC2
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.my.yahoo.com/RPC2
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://blogmatcher.com/u.php
http://www.blogoon.net/ping/
http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates
http://www.blogshares.com/rpc.php
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC
http://bulkfeeds.net/rpc
http://coreblog.org/ping/
http://www.lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
http://www.newsisfree.com/xmlrpctest.php
http://ping.amagle.com/
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc/
http://ping.blogmura.jp/rpc/
http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.myblog.jp
http://ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC/
http://xping.pubsub.com/ping/
http://xmlrpc.blogg.de/
Can i put a StarPinger icon on my windows desktop?
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When you first started StarPinger you were asked if you wanted to integrate StarPinger into your desktop. If you did answer Yes than you should have a StarPinger icon on your desktop and a StarPinger folder in your Start Menu. If for some reason these icons aren't visible or if you answered No than please follow the following steps:
1. Surf with your browser to 'http://www.thumblogger.com/starpinger/install.html'.
2. Right click the 'Launch StarPinger NOW' link and select 'Save target as'. ('Save link as' in firefox)
3. A new dialog will popup, please select your 'Desktop' and press the 'Save' button.
4. Ready! A new shortcut with name 'starpinger.jnlp' should appear on your desktop. You might rename the newly created shortcut to 'StarPinger'.
Why do i need to use proxies?
- Some ping services only allow you to ping once an hour. When you use a proxy you will get another ip address. This will give you the ability to ping very fast, cause the ping service will think that the pings come from different persons.
Where can i find proxies?
- You can find a lot of proxies with Google if you search on "proxy list". Be sure that you use working proxies, otherwise your ping won't work.
I forgot which proxies i used with the last ping :(
- You don't have to remember the proxies which you used with the last ping. StarPinger will automatically choose the least used proxy and will ping with that proxy.
When i ping always 3 or 4 pings give a error?
- It is possible that the service that gives the error message is temporally unavailable or is experiencing problems. Another cause could be a bad or not fully functional proxy. If it seems that the service is broken just press the "Services" button and remove the broken service from the list.
When i ping always all pings give a error?
- When this happens you will likely have a non working proxy in your proxy list. Remove the non working proxy and your are ready to go!
Can i run StarPinger from command line, script or batch file?
- Yes, that is possible. Please take a look at the 'StarPinger in batch mode' page for details. Please note: batch mode is only available for users with a paid account.
Can i install StarPinger by hand on non-windows OS'es like linux?
- Yes, please download the 'windows installer' and install StarPinger on a windows computer. After install copy the whole StarPinger directory (including subdirectories) to your linux computer. Go to your command prompt and execute the following command: 'java -jar ping.jar' to start StarPinger. (of course you need Java installed and on linux XWindows or something similar, without XWindows - untested)
Where can i download Java?
- Please take a look at the bottom of the Installation page.
Help! I've got a question or a problem!
- Please contact me direct via email: starpinger@thumblogger.com or post a message on the Support Forum.