Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Can't ping remote system

[Grant]

>> My laptop can't ping my remote system but it can ping others
>> (google.com, yahoo.com, etc).  I've tried disabling my firewall on
>> both ends with '/etc/init.d/shorewall stop && shorewall clear'.  Could
>> my AT&T business ADSL connection on the remote system be blocking
>> inbound pings?
>
> A possible reason is that the packet filter on your router is blocking this.
> (Meaning the router that also houses the ADSL modem.)  And it's actually the
> router itself that replies to pings; the packets never make it to your
> machine.  Usually there's a setting in the router's settings page where you
> can allow ICMP replies.
>
> So it's worth digging into the router's settings and see what you can find,
> if this is the setup you have.  But since you mentioned "business
> connection", you might actually not have such a SOHO router + modem combo.

I bet you're right.  This sort of thing occurred to me earlier so I
went to look for that type of setting but I need the access code from
the bottom of the device which I can't get until tomorrow.  I will try
then and report back.

Thanks,
Grant