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Can't ping default gateway...
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 5:05 pm
by Steve-O
My provider has evidently changed the IP of their default gateway. I had a shortcut to a batch file on my desktop to ping the default gateway if I was experiencing surfing problems or E-mail problems. It used to work, but now I get no response, even though I can still surf and E-mail. I'm behind a router with three PCs accessing the Net. Any suggestions on a command line to resolve the provider's IP for pinging purposes? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Later...
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 5:31 pm
by cyberskye
are you dhcp? if so try ipconfig /all
If not, try tracert yahoo.com or any other host - the first ip off your LAN is a good bet.
Could be that they are dropping icmp for security reasons - pings can be the building blocks of DoS attacks
Skye
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 6:07 pm
by Steve-O
Thanks, Cyberskye, for a speedy reply. I tried the ipconfig/all and found the IP for the provider. I pinged it, but no response. Next I tried the tracert to yahoo. I verified the IP as being the same as it was in the ipconfig command. What is the ICMP you referred to that may have been dropped by the provider? Should I mention it when I E-mail them and ask why I can't ping for diagnostic purposes? Thanks again...