[ILUG] Ping

[John P. Looney]

On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 01:16:36AM -0800, Michael Turley mentioned:
> anyone know what could stop ping from sending packets
> (or receiving returned packets) on a functioning web
> server? Firewall should not be the issue as other
> boxes (e.g. nameserver can ping through the firewall)?
> Any help would be appreciated!

 Some versions of ping try and do a DNS reverse lookup on the IPs.

 Try a "ping -n" instead. If that works, it's your DNS settings that
aren't working.

Kate

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