Azure Files Private Endpoint Private IP Address / Pingable?

Hello, i'm setting up some Azure File Shares and using on-premises Active Directory authentication over SMB. I'm looking to make these Azure File Shares accessible using only a private IP address so you have to set up a "private endpoint" on the Azure storage account. Is anyone familiar with Microsoft's DirectAccess (DAS) for remote access into your network? If someone connects using DirectAccess and they need to access a network resource, the DAS server first has to be able to "ping" the network resource that the user is attempting to access. If it pings, the user can access the network resource. If it doesn't ping, the user can't access it.   The million dollar question, "Can the Azure storage account private endpoint private IP address be set up to be pinged and provide a ping reply?".

Any feedback appreciated.