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08-12-2003, 10:25 AM	#1
ixion Member Registered: Dec 2002 Location: USA Distribution: SuSE, CentOS, Gentoo Posts: 166 Rep:	Warning: failed to install socket filter: Protocol not available When pinging an IP I get this: Warning: failed to install socket filter: Protocol not available This started happening last night along with intermittent DNS resolution. I contacted my ISP (Time Warner) and they said that there are no DNS problems in my area. Everything worked great the day before. What could this mean?

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