Ping

ZakkWylde969 · 11-10-2003, 06:22 AM

Yeah. some of you might remember I had problems with this before. It still isn't working. I've tried a lot of things. Ping and traceroute don't work. I have internet access on Redhat. I've checked my firewall settings and even turned them off for a minute and tried. Nothing seems to be working. I've heard some stuff about iptables and the such, and I don't know what to do. all help is great guys.

adrianxw · 11-10-2003, 09:14 AM

I recently had a problem on one of my machines whereby ping would give me an error, (10050). I fiddled around with my router/firewall for ages but couldn't find it.

I knew it couldn't be ZoneAlarm because I'd turned that off in the startup folder. However, after a week of mucking about, I ran the de-install on ZoneAlarm and presto - it all started working.

I can only assume the driver that ZoneAlarm installs was getting installed anyway and had somehow interferred with my network.

Ping was not the only thing that had stopped working Seti@Home could not get new workunits, AV auto update stopped working etc.

ZakkWylde969 · 11-10-2003, 04:36 PM

I do not have any firewalls running and I uninstalled the stadard firewall that came with it. I don't understand why I can have internet access and all, but my computer wont let me ping outside the "network" which is my ethernet cable connection. I'm lost.

ober · 11-10-2003, 04:46 PM

you have access to the internet and can do everything else that you need to do on the net? (sorry if I'm not getting everything here, I don't know the previous history of your problem).

Might I ask why it is so important to run ping and traceroute? I mean, other than checking to see if a certain server is up or whatever, why do you need to do this?

And if I understand your post correctly, you can ping to any device on your intranet?? If that's the case, then you have a problem at the point where your connection comes in, it's not a problem with your computer's setup.

adrianxw · 11-11-2003, 03:06 AM

>>> I do not have any firewalls running

Nor did I... or so I thought.

If you can ping your local host 127.0.0.1, then your ping program is working. If you can ping other IP's on your lan, then your hub/switch is working. So your router or beyond must be filtering your enquiries.

ZakkWylde969 · 11-11-2003, 06:19 AM

Well traceroute is supposed to be good if you cant get into a site, and I hear ping is supposed to be helpful with advanced tasks you can do. I want to have a broad knowledge of how to work a linux machine and thats just something in my way that I want to figure out.

adrianxw · 11-11-2003, 09:03 AM

ping and tracert have a few very limited uses, probably the quickest way to get a dns translation. Many servers/routers/gateways now offer the ability to switch off replying to pings etc., thus a failing ping to a site actually means a lot less then it used to.

11-10-2003, 06:22 AM	#1
ZakkWylde969 ___ Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 806	Ping Yeah. some of you might remember I had problems with this before. It still isn't working. I've tried a lot of things. Ping and traceroute don't work. I have internet access on Redhat. I've checked my firewall settings and even turned them off for a minute and tried. Nothing seems to be working. I've heard some stuff about iptables and the such, and I don't know what to do. all help is great guys. __________________ "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."
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11-10-2003, 09:14 AM	#2
adrianxw It's full of stars Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,833	I recently had a problem on one of my machines whereby ping would give me an error, (10050). I fiddled around with my router/firewall for ages but couldn't find it. I knew it couldn't be ZoneAlarm because I'd turned that off in the startup folder. However, after a week of mucking about, I ran the de-install on ZoneAlarm and presto - it all started working. I can only assume the driver that ZoneAlarm installs was getting installed anyway and had somehow interferred with my network. Ping was not the only thing that had stopped working Seti@Home could not get new workunits, AV auto update stopped working etc. __________________ Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
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11-10-2003, 04:36 PM	#3
ZakkWylde969 ___ Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 806	I do not have any firewalls running and I uninstalled the stadard firewall that came with it. I don't understand why I can have internet access and all, but my computer wont let me ping outside the "network" which is my ethernet cable connection. I'm lost. __________________ "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."
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11-10-2003, 04:46 PM	#4
ober 5\|-\|1+\|-\|34\|) Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,429	you have access to the internet and can do everything else that you need to do on the net? (sorry if I'm not getting everything here, I don't know the previous history of your problem). Might I ask why it is so important to run ping and traceroute? I mean, other than checking to see if a certain server is up or whatever, why do you need to do this? And if I understand your post correctly, you can ping to any device on your intranet?? If that's the case, then you have a problem at the point where your connection comes in, it's not a problem with your computer's setup.
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11-11-2003, 03:06 AM	#5
adrianxw It's full of stars Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,833	>>> I do not have any firewalls running Nor did I... or so I thought. If you can ping your local host 127.0.0.1, then your ping program is working. If you can ping other IP's on your lan, then your hub/switch is working. So your router or beyond must be filtering your enquiries. __________________ Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
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11-11-2003, 06:19 AM	#6
ZakkWylde969 ___ Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 806	Well traceroute is supposed to be good if you cant get into a site, and I hear ping is supposed to be helpful with advanced tasks you can do. I want to have a broad knowledge of how to work a linux machine and thats just something in my way that I want to figure out. __________________ "When I die I want to pass peacefully in my sleep like my grandfather did, not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car."
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11-11-2003, 09:03 AM	#7
adrianxw It's full of stars Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,833	ping and tracert have a few very limited uses, probably the quickest way to get a dns translation. Many servers/routers/gateways now offer the ability to switch off replying to pings etc., thus a failing ping to a site actually means a lot less then it used to. __________________ Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
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