Pinging 192.168.1.1 via WiFi works for WinXP but not under Linux (Slackware
(Via cable the ping is fine; I have full internet access on the Linux WiFi connection.)
Is this something to do with the 'Block Anonymous Internet Requests' being checked?
Many thanks for any pointers...
Is the user account for linux have ping execute permissions?
root!
bash-3.00# ping 192.168.1.1 PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1) 56(84) bytes of data. From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=2 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=3 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=5 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=6 Destination Host Unreachable From 192.168.1.100 icmp_seq=7 Destination Host Unreachable
--- 192.168.1.1 ping statistics ---
7 packets transmitted, 0 received, +6 errors, 100% packet loss, time 6019ms , pipe 3
your later message indicates "host unreachable". That generally means the IP configuration is invalid. Check your config under linux is correct - sensible IP address, correct netmask, correct default gateway.
Mark McIntyre
I posted the thread from this Linux box!
Like I said, via cable the ping is fine; I have full internet access on the Linux WiFi connection.
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