From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 2 01:07:19 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 442CE16A4CE for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:07:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D15D843D2D for ; Wed, 2 Mar 2005 01:07:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.13.3/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j2217I72026860; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:07:18 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id j2217Iah026857; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:07:18 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 18:07:18 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: rizazoe In-Reply-To: <20050301102402.44705.qmail@web54410.mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <20050301175634.O26737@wonkity.com> References: <20050301102402.44705.qmail@web54410.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.6 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:07:18 -0700 (MST) cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD basic networking X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 01:07:19 -0000 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