Re: traceroute


Subject: Re: traceroute
From: Jim Gribbin (jewelrysupplier@gci.net)
Date: Mon Jan 27 2003 - 17:16:48 AKST


I'm pretty sure I don't have nat, but firewall is a possibility. I
didn't intend to have that on as I'm behind a router, but I might have
forgotten to turn off the default setting during the install. I'll check
that first when I get home.

Jim Gribbin

On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 07:40, Shortpier wrote:
> Jim Gribbin wrote:
>
> >I am having an odd problem with traceroute. I have been having a problem
> >accessing certain websites and in working with tech support at ACS we
> >were running traceroute from a RH 7.3 box, I got back 30 lines of stars.
> >Nothing. I hooked up a win95 box with some shareware traceroute program
> >and recieved back traceroute info that at least appears valid.
> >
> >Both boxes are running side-by-side plugged into the same hub.
> >
> >The traceroute program running on the win95 box is from the win95 era.
> >Something off a Tucows CD.
> >
> >Has there been some fundamental change in the way traceroutes are done
> >such that my router would block one and not the other? My router is also
> >a couple of years old.
> >
> >Jim Gribbin
> >
> >
> >
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> Does the 7.3 box hove firewalling and nat? traceroute uses ICMP and if
> you are blocking ICMP at the firewall level there is the prob.
>
> Shortpier
>
> 10 mins, Bill Gates and a baseball bat. Is this to much to ask God?
>
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