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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