Re: Ping my modem...

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

On Tuesday 28 August 2007 15:16, Ron Johnson shared this with us all:
>--} On 08/28/07 00:15, Charlie wrote:
>--} > 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.
>--} >> --}
>--} >> --} --
>--} >> --} Octavio.
>--} > Thank you Octavio will try to correct that.
>--}
>--} Try "mtr-tiny" instead.
>--}
>--} --
>--} Ron Johnson, Jr.
>--} Jefferson LA  USA

Thank you, installed mtr-tiny and will now have to learn how to use it.

What I have tried with the -r and -a option haven't given me any more joy than 
ping. These things don't work so good upside down I think? :-)

But thanks for giving me another tool to use. I will get to it eventually.

Charlie.

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