Ping Request Timed Out:Help!

IEn00b · #1 October 30th, 2005, 11:30 PM

For a while now i have not been able to ping any sites.I have made sure my firewall(Norton) is not blocking anything and microsoft firewall is OFF. Heres a breakdown of what i've done so far

1.I've done the whole ms-dos ping/ tracert and all i get is "request timed out" for any site i type in. I can't ping my default gateway-"request timed out"

2.I've gone to pcpitstop.com and did the ping test and all i get are grays,

3.i've done the Trace route test and get 100% loss....

In the past i've been able to do these with no loss and pings in the green. My hardware hasn't changed nor have i installed anything new.....
I'm running WindowsXP SP2, (NiC)Intel Pro/100 VE Network Connection, My connection is Cable, not wirelses, no routers, just 1 computer.

--Help will be much appreciated and thx in advance--

mugsy27 · #2 October 31st, 2005, 03:11 PM

2 things to check. can you ping local host or 127.0.0.1??

go into device manager and check the NIC to make sure its working ok. sounds like thats the prob.

IEn00b · #3 November 1st, 2005, 12:40 AM

I am able to ping 127.0.0.1, and my NIC checks out fine. I wonder what could be causing this..?...

**z1p** · #4 November 1st, 2005, 01:56 PM

It sounds like a firewall is blocking it. Make sure the XP firewall has been turned on (sometimes it seems to have a mind of its own). Try turning off the norton software completely to see if ping will work. Lastly, don't worry about.. its only pings

IEn00b · #5 November 2nd, 2005, 01:17 AM

So Z1p, turn my XP Firewall on not -off-? And i turned off norton completely, but i still get "request timed out". Thing is about two months i could ping, then sometime in October i just wasn't able too. But thanx for the advice so far Z1p and mugsy27.

**z1p** · #6 November 2nd, 2005, 02:01 PM

Sorry, meant off. (Sometimes my fingers have a mind of their own.

Can I ask why you want the pings to work? A lot of people work hard so they can't be pinged.

mugsy27 · #7 November 2nd, 2005, 02:59 PM

from command promp..do an ipconfig /all and post your results...im most interested in your gateway. i had a similar problem a while back when i was behind my ISA proxy/firewall.

r u behind a router?

IEn00b · #8 November 3rd, 2005, 12:22 AM

So z1p it's a good thing i don't have "pings".......Mugsy27 i'm not behind a router....WOuld this be my gate way >Default Gateway : 24.137.000.000

**z1p** · #9 November 3rd, 2005, 12:36 AM

pings are one way a cracker can locate machines to attack. The harder it is to 'see' your machine, the less likely it is to get attacked.

mugsy27 · #10 November 3rd, 2005, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IEn00b

WOuld this be my gate way >Default Gateway : 24.137.000.000

doesnt look like a valid gateway to me. i might be wrong, but i have never seen a gateway that ended with 6 zeros. try and ping it. get with your ISP and ask them if that is correct.

just because you cant ping out does not mean others cant ping you.

bAdWaYz · #11 November 3rd, 2005, 04:39 PM

That is a valid gateway for a cable provider but its .0.0 not .000.000 I can't seem to ping the ip IENoob is using. The ISP may have done some work to filter out ping over their network. The network that I work on most for a living has pings filtered so no one can ping inside it and no none inside can ping out.

IEn00b · #12 November 4th, 2005, 03:01 AM

Sorry bout that, Default Gateway> 24.137.176.1

Hey everyone i was at a friends house the other day who's with the same ISP, and he also is unable to ping so i'm assuming my ISP is the reason i can't ping.