OT: Re: traceroute bug ?

[ed]

On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:57:38 +0100
Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 1/27/06, Gerold van Dijk <gerold@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Why can I NOT do a traceroute specifically within my own
> > (sub)network
> >
> > 207.253.5.64/27
> >
> > with any distribution of Linux??

> Because you configured your machines to drop icmp packets perhaps.
> Some router on your network may be dropping icmp packets.

I've known some bridging devices have filter rules too.

-- 
Regards, Ed http://www.usenix.org.uk
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