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Old 05-19-2009, 12:43 AM   #1
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Ping + Network


Hello I have just installed a RHEL box, the problem is i am able to connect to google.com via fireforx but unable to connect it using ping neither able to ping www.google.com

I have added a proxy in firefox for HTTP.
 
Old 05-19-2009, 12:49 AM   #2
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maybe your firewall's block this? without telling us anything about your network we've no idea.
 
Old 05-19-2009, 01:04 AM   #3
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How can i check it wether my firewall is doing it? As i can visit google through firefox can i do it by links as well ? May be by setting proxy in that as well, i have tried setting http proxy for the system but no success.
 
  


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