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Can't ping myself
Name: Rani Date: August 31, 2003 at 10:29:09 Pacific OS: 5.00.2195 CPU/Ram: P4/256
Comment:
When I run 'ping 127.0.0.1' or 'ping localhost' I get 'Request timed out' - what should I do make my machine recognize itself?
Name: SGR Date: August 31, 2003 at 20:35:00 Pacific
Reply:
Sounds like you have a firewall with some very dodgy anti-spoof protection, that your not replying to ICMP type 8. What are you TCP/IP filtering rules like and are you running any firewall software?
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Response Number 2
Name: Rani Date: September 1, 2003 at 02:16:25 Pacific
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