Re: eth issue: dhcp works, ping dchp server fails

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• Subject: Re: eth issue: dhcp works, ping dchp server fails
• From: jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 03 Apr 2004 10:58:17 -0500
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Many servers, gateways, etc block pings to help protect against Dos
attacks. They also commonly drop packets with a TTL of 1 which is
typically why traceroute will return *** on a trace.
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jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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