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Old 11-08-2002, 01:59 PM   #1
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ping problem

hi, I can't ping any computers of my network although I have

installed all packages of networking, what can I do to ping?
 
Old 11-08-2002, 02:02 PM   #2
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sorry, I have forgotten to note that:

when I give command ping from from console I face up with an
"command not found" message.



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Old 11-08-2002, 03:17 PM   #3
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Which distribution are you using?
 
Old 11-08-2002, 04:39 PM   #4
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try /bin/ping
 
Old 11-08-2002, 04:40 PM   #5
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else reinstall
 
Old 11-09-2002, 03:44 AM   #6
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I am using Redhat Linux 7.1; when I have installed default

packages choosen by Linux installer I can ping, but I can't ping

when I install packages one by one.


There is no "ping" command neither in /bin nor in /sbin.






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Old 11-13-2002, 05:23 AM   #7
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ping lives in the "iputils" package...
 
Old 11-14-2002, 11:36 AM   #8
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thanks for your help.
Now i can ping hosts of my network.
Thanks.





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