SQL Server 2012 - Cannot connect to SQL Alias (Connection to serverName is good)

Hi there,
On my 64 bit installation of SQL Server 2012 - I have enabled SQL Alias using cliconfg 32 bit and as well as on cliconfg 64 bit.
On my WFE (Web Front End server) I have set the SQL ALias as well (both 32 bit and 64 bit).
From WFE (Web Front End) server I can ping the SQL server name but cannot ping the SQL ALias. Any clue what I might be missing?
Thanks.

but cannot ping the SQL ALias
Hello,
Of course you can't "ping" a SQL Server alias, this Setting is only used by SQL Server Client components and not by any other network component. You could use
SqlCmd or SSMS or ODBC admin to test the alias.
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