*chuckling* I gues this proves that it might be usual to not be usual, since on most routers I've encountered, it's been 192.168.1.1 Take care, Sina No trees were destroyed in sending this message; however, a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 4:46 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: Are ICMP packets important? I don't doubt what you say is correct, Alex. But, it's a strange default address. More customary would be 192.168.1.254. By the way, nmap can help you discover the correct address and which protocols are supported, though it can take some time to grind. > From: Alex Snow <alex_snow at gmx.net> > > then there may be a setting in your modem to disable the blocking of > icmp packets. check out this ip: 192.168.100.1. This is the remote > admin ip on some popular cablemodems most notably the surfboard. > On mine this allows administration using http, telnet, rlogin, and > snmp. > On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 03:55:41PM -0500, Chuck Hallenbeck wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi Alex, > > > > Looks like that's what it is. That address is the first stop between > > me and the rest of the world, and it is where my ability to ping > > stops. My ISP evidently blocks me from initiating pings but not from > > responding to them. > > > > Chuck > > > > > > On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Alex Snow wrote: > > > > > it looks like some kind of gateway. is it the address of your > > > cable modem? > > > > - -- > > The Moon is Waning Gibbous (58% of Full) > > In a world without Fences or Walls no one needs Windows or Gates. > > My home page is now at http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iQCVAwUBQCvoWzVdG8M9x9tGAQKTSQP+IJwZI3bP1P3krMCQsUKXTKaO7Z/tF7d+ > > Q1EFdnZmH/zdaMhvYktE8EJ7J2tEsW/bS7HBsPND5mkhJVBiHoksPUY28SpLXjQb > > Jhg70IhJfBazRGOlZeC77JqAT/IFFf8ECPM+w3ySbxpp/umtd3em3iGzBSpYaI1m > > eJrJUCqWL7g= > > =5VDf > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid > back. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Email: janina at rednote.net Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175 Director, Technology Research and Development American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) http://www.afb.org Chair, Accessibility Work Group Free Standards Group http://a11y.org _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
