Re: Ping my modem...
On Tuesday 28 August 2007 17:51, Ron Johnson shared this with us all:
>--} On 08/28/07 00:30, 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.
>--} >> --}
>--} >
>--} > 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.
>--}
>--} Are you *sure* that your sat-modem actually does have an IP address?
>--}
>--} --
>--} Ron Johnson, Jr.
>--} Jefferson LA USA
Yes according to the tech that installed the dish and the provider. The tech
actually pinged the modem in windows after he installed the latest firmware.
The supplier of all these magical things says it can be pinged. So I just
have to see how I can do this in Linux.
I will get there but am not there just yet.
Be well,
Charlie
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