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Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Daley on November 19, 2003, 02:22:26 PM

Title: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: Daley on November 19, 2003, 02:22:26 PM

Hi,

Lately, my ISP is blocked all ICMP for any incoming and outgoing, is that a way to fix it?

Thank you,
Daley

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: Harold on November 19, 2003, 06:11:30 PM

Daley wrote:

> Lately, my ISP is blocked all ICMP for any incoming and
> outgoing, is that a way to fix it?

Change ISP.

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: Daley on November 19, 2003, 06:16:43 PM

Apparently, this is only one ISP (broadband) service in my area. :(

Thank you,
Daley

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: SloopJohnB on November 19, 2003, 06:26:29 PM

Why do you need to ping IP addresses anyway? Are you perhaps trolling??

SloopJohnB

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: Daley on November 19, 2003, 06:31:24 PM

I think it is very useful information for tech support as well as the troubleshooting.

Thank you,
Daley

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: SloopJohnB on November 19, 2003, 07:12:42 PM

This is where you have to change the type of service you have from a home/resi account, to a business class account.
If you are maintaining a home office and want all the functionality of unrestricted ports and static IP's, then you should consider committing to a business class of service for your home. We struggled for 4 years with dynamic ip's that changed so often that the router had to be restarted every weekend, we also endured the blocking of ports (80, 25,...) which made it harder to configure a "normal" server. So we decidied that the days of $39.95 @month Cable service was done and over. The price of a business class service with Cox Communications here in San Diego is around $100 @month with a yearly contract. But the inbound speed is comparible to a full T1 !!!! The upload around 256-384kbps.
Anyone who already has DSL or Cable who wants the full use of their SME server, and who is serious about their in/out internet access, should call their ISP today and get a static ip with no port blocking. And then setup SME as a dedicated gateway/Server.

SloopJohnB

Title: Re: ICMP Blocked by ISP
Post by: Dave Liquorice on November 19, 2003, 07:53:55 PM

> Why do you need to ping IP addresses anyway?

If his broadband is anything like my to check the damn thing is still working and then mail support with the times it stopped/started and where the pings stop.

You can blame fing windows again for making ISP drop ICMP after one of the recent virus attacks.

Cheers
Dave.