[Gllug] can't ping.

[Paul Brazier]

> I have just set up my modem in SuSE Linux (I was surprised at 
> how easy it
> was).  I can do stuff like use HTTP using the web browsers 
> provided, but
> doing a ping or traceroute does not work for some reason.  Is 
> there any
> particular reason for this?  I guess I have to specify the 
> interface to ping
> using? I also have a network card in the machine that isn't 
> used at the
> moment I guess that might make a difference.

Can you ping yourself OK ie. "ping 127.0.0.1"?
If you can browse the web OK you must be using DNS etc fine.
Can you ping the other end of your ppp link by IP address? (got from
/sbin/ifconfig)
Maybe Suse has a built-in firewall that's blocking pings?
I don't think you have to specify an interface: "ping www.google.com"
works fine for me.


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