> I wonder if your firewall is blocking ping scans. Disable the > firewall and see > if you can ping google.
well, you are right - disabling the firewall makes ping work again. maybe it is easier to build my own script from scratch instead of using the one from gentoo-security-guide. > In my firewall, I do: > > # Block ping scans > iptables -A INPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -j DROP > # ... but not coming from our LAN > iptables -A FORWARD -p icmp --icmp-type echo-reply -j DROP > iptables -A OUTPUT -p icmp --icmp-type echo-reply -j DROP > ok, thanks for the hint! simon -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
