RichMan2000
join:2004-10-10
| Unpingable
I have a US Robotics Wireless MAXg Router and I am having some trouble getting pingable. I've adjusted all the settings in all the firewalls that I have and I'm still not able to get a ping. So if anyone could help me on getting pingable with my US Robotics Wireless MAXg Router, I would appreciate it! |
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funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC | Are they pinging the correct address?
»www.whatismyip.com |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON | Maybe your ISP is blocking ping. Not many do but I heard of some that do. |
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Bill
Light Up The Halo
Premium,VIP
join:2001-12-09
clubs: | reply to RichMan2000
Did you change the firewall settings on the router or the computer(s) on your LAN? Only the setting on the router will make a difference.
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RichMan2000
join:2004-10-10 | reply to RichMan2000
What settings on the router could I change to become pingable? |
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funchords
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join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
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| If you connect the broadband modem directly to the computer, are you pingable?
If not, then there are no settings on the router that would do this.
- Are you (they?) using the correct IP address?
- Does your ISP block incoming ping? |
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neofate
Caveat Depascor
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Birmingham, AL
| reply to RichMan2000
I'm not familiar with your router -- But various routers have different names for the same type of thing.
What you are wanting is to allow incoming ICMP Echo requests..
Unfortunately , in this case, ICMP operates through type codes as a protocol.. It isn't on a Layer 3 TCP or 4 UDP type of deal where you could open the port.
I looked through the 5461 USR and didn't quickly see an option to allow these requests.. which is odd.. but I'm sure I missed something.
IE: on my router it is "block anonymous internet requests" -- On another router it is Allow ICMP.
You can always turn your DMZ on for the IP assigned to the computer you wish to be pingable from an outside source , but that would turn off SPI, and other security features of the firewall portion of your router/switch.
Hopefully someone else familiar with the router can chime in here.
Yes, some ISP's block Ping's,.. but it isn't that common at the user level.
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| You still have not said what IP you are trying to allow ping on. Is it the public IP of the router itself as shown to you by www.whatismyip.com or are you trying to ping the private IP your router hands out to the client by DHCP? Private IPs will never be routable/pingable over the internet. |
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RichMan2000
join:2004-10-10
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Okay, first things first, I am pingable when I am on a direct connection with my modem. I know I can be pingable since I've done it several times before. I am trying to ping my computers ip address, and not any other. I plan on activating the DMZ and disable the internal firewall inside the router. Or, at least I think I will if it will not cause any sort of major problem. If I have one firewall on (McAfee Firewall) at all times it shouldn't cause a problem, should it? Would disabling the internal firewall inside the router cause any sort of complication? If so, what? |
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LLigetfa
join:2006-05-15
Fort Frances, ON
| said by RichMan2000  :I am trying to ping my computers ip address, and not any other. You still did not say what the IP is. As I already said, "Private IPs will never be routable/pingable over the internet." If your PC is getting a private IP which I am sure it is, you are SOL. |
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RichMan2000
join:2004-10-10 | reply to RichMan2000
This is the IP that I'm trying to get pingable: 70.106.171.108 |
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funchords
Hello
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-11
Washington, DC
·Verizon Online DSL
·Skype
| It works.
»www.dnsstuff.com/tools/ping.ch?i···.171.108
Pinging 70.106.171.108 [70.106.171.108]:
Ping #1: Got reply from 70.106.171.108 in 70ms [TTL=115]
Ping #2: Got reply from 70.106.171.108 in 70ms [TTL=115]
Ping #3: Got reply from 70.106.171.108 in 74ms [TTL=115]
Ping #4: Got reply from 70.106.171.108 in 71ms [TTL=115]
Variation: 4.0ms (+/- 5%)
Shortest Time: 70ms
Average: 71ms
Longest Time: 74ms
Done pinging 70.106.171.108!
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