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On 01/09/13 15:28, Grant wrote: |
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> My laptop can't ping my remote system but it can ping others |
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> (google.com, yahoo.com, etc). I've tried disabling my firewall on |
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> both ends with '/etc/init.d/shorewall stop && shorewall clear'. Could |
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> my AT&T business ADSL connection on the remote system be blocking |
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> inbound pings? |
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A possible reason is that the packet filter on your router is blocking |
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this. (Meaning the router that also houses the ADSL modem.) And it's |
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actually the router itself that replies to pings; the packets never make |
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it to your machine. Usually there's a setting in the router's settings |
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page where you can allow ICMP replies. |
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So it's worth digging into the router's settings and see what you can |
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find, if this is the setup you have. But since you mentioned "business |
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connection", you might actually not have such a SOHO router + modem combo. |
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