Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread A.Strobel
Working for an enterperise has its disadvantages. Based on the new policy, now I (network engineer) am unable to ping the outside world nor telnet to the outside world. Although my main job is taking care of Cisco gear inside the enterprise, I hate the fact that someone with a half brain sitting

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Priscilla Oppenheimer
You can search the card catalog using Telnet at many public and university libraries. Tell the bureaucrats you need this feature to do research. &;-) A search on Telnet resources in www.google.com found a bunch of other databases reachable via Telnet. You need ping for troubleshooting access t

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Andy Walden
Are you responsible for traffic leaving your network? If so, how else would you test connectivity to ensure your network was working properly. Pinging or telneting in is one thing, restricting pings or telnets out is the work of an NT moron that doesn't understand the protocols. andy On 3 Jan

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Tony van Ree
Hi, This comes up occasionally. I don't understand why access lists are not put in place to allow you to ping out but not allow "echo reply" from your site. Also why not allow sessions you have established. ie access-list ## permit ip any any established or similar. Often the reasons for d

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Kenneth Lorenzo
I believe if you can't ping, then you should be able to do traceroutes too. these 2 tools are one of the most essential tools you need to troubleshoot network connectivity. As far as telnet goes, tell them you need to use this tool in case you need to test connectivity besides connecting to Telne

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread D. J. Jones
I work in an enterprise environment and basically have to work behind proxy servers as well, but I find you can still be productive in pinging or running traceroutes outside of the enterprise. If your organization allows it through the use of a telnet proxy, you should be able to get to a route s

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Andy Walden
On Wed, 3 Jan 2001, Kenneth Lorenzo wrote: > I believe if you can't ping, then you should be able to do traceroutes too. > these 2 tools are one of the most essential tools you need to troubleshoot > network connectivity. I assume you mean should not as opposed to should be able to here. > As

Re: Can't telnet- Can't ping

2001-01-03 Thread Kenneth Lorenzo
oops. I think I should read the problem more carefully in the future... I thought he said he can't use the telnet "program"... my bad. Yeah, I did mean "should not"... If I had been interviewing myself here, I think I would have flunked! ;) Thanks! Kenneth Andy Walden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrot