gw-dhcp (same us robotics router) accepts and returns pings. (Windoze command line ping works) Cheers, Jeroen > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of jludwig > Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2004 5:58 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: eth issue: dhcp works, ping dchp server fails > > 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. > -- > jludwig <wralphie@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >