On 1/22/06, Linux Rocks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > http_proxy=username:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:80
> >
> > is it because my proxy is blocking icmp packets.. is
> > there someway i can
> > verify that??
> >
>
> That might be the case; your proxy is blocking icmp
> packets. If you are the proxy admin there are ways to
> find out. What are you running?

Since when did proxies start "proxy-ing" ICMP requests? The only way
you can ping external hosts is if your gateway NATs you to the outside
world.

Vivek

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