This article explains how to resolve the "Destination host unreachable" error on Windows devices. It also explains how to add the correct gateway address for a destination host, and how to confirm that the error has been resolved.

There are many possible reasons why you may be getting the "destination host unreachable" error, including things as simple as improperly connected cables or an overly aggressive firewall.

As you can see in the details below, we try to ping a specific IP address of a network device, but the response we get doesn't give much more detail than the error itself:

So, what’s going on here? Simply put, we’re trying to communicate with a device at the specified IP address, but the remote gateway can’t forward our ping request to the host itself, so it’s sending back an echo message saying it can’t be found.