On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, rizazoe wrote:
^^^I'm trying to test FreeBSD Basic networking I've connected my BSDbox to a D-link 624. I'va also connected A WinXP to the Dlink router Both are connected by ethernet cable The trouble is my BSDbox can seem to ping the Winxp
but the Winxp can ping my BSD box^^^
192.168.0.1 192.168.0.100 ---- Router ------- |BSD |--- DLink 624---| Win XP| ---- ------- 192.168.0.2
If that first "can" is really a "can't", it probably means you have XP SP2, which enables the Windows firewall. In turn, the firewall disables all--yes, all--ICMP packets.
So Windows XP SP2 doesn't respond to a ping unless you go in and change at least the very first ICMP option in the firewall. This breaks DHCP, too, but then who uses that? 8-)
-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
