Re: Ping my modem........

[Charlie <ariestao@clearmail.com.au>]

On Tuesday 28 August 2007 13:33, Ron Johnson shared this with us all:
>--} On 08/27/07 22:21, 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
>--}
>--} What's a *satellite* modem?
>--}
>--} Are you referring to POTS modem, cable modem or ADSL modem?
>--}
>--} Broadband *modems* do not have IP addresses.  (But they do have MAC
>--} addresses.)  Only if it is a combo modem-router will it have an IP
>--} address.

A modem that connects to the Ipstar satellite for the Internet connection, 
through a satellite dish on my roof. I suppose the don't have these sort of 
things other than in the bush of Australia.

But thanks anyway.
Charlie

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