Re: first installation, network problem

> -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root12476 Feb 14 02:22 /bin/ping > However, I wonder why ping has to be setuid root. Anybody more > knowledgeable than me out there? This has been explained already. Ping (and traceroute) must be suid root in order to send out ICMP packets. Other programs don't

Re: first installation, network problem

Ah, ok, I see. Thanks a lot! Regards, Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of Hamburg fax: +49 40 4123 5441 Geophysicist | Bundesstrasse 55 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |

Re: first installation, network problem

Thanks a lot! Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of Hamburg fax: +49 40 4123 5441 Geophysicist | Bundesstrasse 55 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | D-20146 Hamburgwww: www.a

Re: first installation, network problem

Hi Peter, I did not mean the ownership of ping but that it's user ID is set to root when executed (the 's' in the permissions). Sorry if this was not clear. Regards, Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of H

Re: first installation, network problem

Hi Bob, interesting point. I think you are right: -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root12476 Feb 14 02:22 /bin/ping However, I wonder why ping has to be setuid root. Anybody more knowledgeable than me out there? Regards, Andree PS: Sorry if you get this twice, I seem to have garbled he

Re: first installation, network problem

There is no specific gateway configuration file. The gateway is defined in '/etc/init.d/network'. Regards, Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of Hamburg fax: +49 40 4123 5441 Geophysicist | Bu