-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/28/07 22:23, Charlie wrote: > On Wednesday 29 August 2007 06:07, Dan Serban shared this with us all: >> --} Charlie wrote: >> --} > Never having used ping, and not really understanding the man page for >> it:- --} > >> --} > When I ping my modem: >> --} > >> --} > what command/option/s should I use? >> --} > Is the following a normal reply from a satellite modem to ping:- >> --} > >> --} > ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted >> --} > ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted >> --} > ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted >> --} > ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted >> --} > ping: sendmsg: Operation not permitted >> --} > >> --} > TIA, >> --} > Charlie >> --} >> --} Can you please post your exact ping command here? Make sure ICMP echo >> --} is allowed and that you can confirm that your modem actually has an IP. >> --} As another test, try pinging google, or debian.org. > > This has been solved, Thank you. > > Jeff had twigged that I didn't have "echo" enabled in my firewall, and that > was the fix. > > You were obviously on the same track.
mtr lets you check hosts that don't otherwise allow pings. May not be relevant in your case. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG1TFDS9HxQb37XmcRAgS1AJ9qSJ51G7/qZTqo1wAW26oAnpH8NwCgjjDp CkSz0cxA+0FUCDbojrgz5as= =ms+o -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
