RE: [cobalt-users] no ping but ssh and http work

["Dan Kriwitsky" <list1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Can anyone explain to me why when I attempt to ping our RAQ3 
> I get a "request timed out" but I can use a browser to get to 
> the site and ssh works getting to the site?  In the past, 
> ping has a very reliable way to see if the system is running? 
>  I tried using Ping Plotter which shows the trace route to 
> the node and it reports that the destination is unreachable.  
> Yet, I can login and view web pages.  Doing a ping on the 
> node to its address works of course.   Any ideas?
> 

Some ISP's block ping and traceroute packets as a way to stop DOS
attacks. Does yours?
-- 
Dan Kriwitsky

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