Check iptables --list to see if you are blocking some kind of ping in your linux machine .. ./thanks ilaiy On 2/17/06, Lawi <lawrence.oduor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have set up a two LAN's a remote LAN connected the the local LAN > using a cisco router. The problem is i cannot ping the linux hosts on > the local LAN from the remote one. But can ping windows hosts on those > LAN's. > > what should i do to the Linux boxes to allow them to respond to ping > from remote hosts? > > regards, > > lawi > - > : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html