Re: Ping my modem...

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

On Tuesday 28 August 2007 14:50, Octavio Alvarez shared this with us all:
>--} On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:42:41 -0700, Charlie <ariestao@clearmail.com.au>
>--} wrote:
>--}
>--} >> --} > 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
>--}
>--} Your iptables firewall is blocking ICMP.
>--}

I use the guarddog firewall and allowed ICMP - Redirect and ICMP - Source 
Quench on local and Internet DMZ and tried a combination of all and still get 
the same message.

It must just be something otherwise I reckon, and will get round it 
eventually. I just thought that someone had come across this before.

Thanks anyway for your help Octavio.
Charlie
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