ISP blocks my using Tracert Ping

"-keevill-" <keevillus.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
security
 > measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them *, I mean that
 > when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or tracert any website
..
 > Since I use these commands frequently for checking various things, I find
 > this a problem. Any views on this from anyone more learned than I ??

There might be some websites out there that let you perform these functions
through them (can't say for sure though, I've never looked myself)

If not, you might check if you ADSL provider also gives you a free dial up
account... most do (but not all) in the event the DSL service goes down...
you might be able to ping/tracert that way

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-keevill- wrote:
 > My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
 > security measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them *,
 > I mean that when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or
 > tracert any website . Since I use these commands frequently for
 > checking various things, I find this a problem. Any views on this
 > from anyone more learned than I ??

I'm with Sam on this - get a new ISP and/or browbeat Cox to provide what is
after all basic internetworking functionality. Also while you're there, ask
them to clear out their spammers. Their network accounts for almost 50% of
the garbage received here this week.

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"-keevill-" <keevillus.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
security
 > measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them *, I mean that
 > when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or tracert any website
..
 > Since I use these commands frequently for checking various things, I find
 > this a problem. Any views on this from anyone more learned than I ??
 >

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.above.net/cgi-bin/trace" target="_blank">http://www.above.net/cgi-bin/trace</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://visualroute.visualware.com/" target="_blank">http://visualroute.visualware.com/</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://combat.uxn.com/" target="_blank">http://combat.uxn.com/</a>

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William Tasso wrote:
 > ... and/or browbeat Cox

oops - sorry, brain merged two posts

 > clear out their spammers. Their network accounts for almost
 > 50% of the garbage received here this week.

this refers to Cox, not the OPs ISP who I'm sure are worthy net citizens ;o)

or will be when they get their network sorted.

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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:37:36 +0700, -keevill- wrote:

 > Since I use these commands frequently for checking various things, I find
 > this a problem. Any views on this from anyone more learned than I ??

I've never ran into such problem, but I used one wonderful Ukrainian site
to trace from different network and compare the results. It's Colocall.net,
and I think it's the best Ukrainian hosting provider these days. They have
brilliant on-line program called "Colocall Looking Glass" which allows to
ping, trace and even more. The site is in Cyrillic, but technical language
is international, so you may use this link comfortably:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://noc.colocall.net/lg.html" target="_blank">http://noc.colocall.net/lg.html</a>

Hope it helps. Good luck.

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Don't have much choice where I live.. stuck with this one for now..

Sam Holden wrote:
 > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:37:36 +0700, -keevill- <keevillus RemoveThis @yahoo.com>
 > wrote:
  >> My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
  >> security measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them
  >> *, I mean that when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or
  >> tracert any website . Since I use these commands frequently for
  >> checking various things, I find this a problem. Any views on this
  >> from anyone more learned than I ??
 >
 > Change to an ISP that provides the service you actually want.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 11:19:07 +0700, -keevill- <keevillus.RemoveThis@yahoo.com> wrote:
 > Don't have much choice where I live.. stuck with this one for now..

Move somewhere with a working free market, ala capitalism?

Or persuade your government to pass a law requiring the behaviour you
want, aka socialism?



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samspade.org has tools you can use.

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"-keevill-" <keevillus.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > Don't have much choice where I live.. stuck with this one for now..
 >
 > Sam Holden wrote:
  > > On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 10:37:36 +0700, -keevill- <keevillus.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
  > > wrote:
   > >> My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
   > >> security measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them
   > >> *, I mean that when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or
   > >> tracert any website . Since I use these commands frequently for
   > >> checking various things, I find this a problem. Any views on this
   > >> from anyone more learned than I ??
  > >
  > > Change to an ISP that provides the service you actually want.
 >
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"-keevill-" <keevillus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
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 > My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
security
 > measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them *, I mean that
 > when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or tracert any website
..
 > Since I use these commands frequently for checking various things, I find
 > this a problem. Any views on this from anyone more learned than I ??
 >
Inbound blocks easy to implement and even understand - can you explain how
they are able to block outbound traffic?

If it is possible, a simple solution would be to install a ping and trace
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I am also rather confused how they are able to block outbound pings or
tracerts. Can someone explain how this is done ??



"Bill Logan" <blogan RemoveThis @clear.net.nz> wrote in message
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 >
 > "-keevill-" <keevillus RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote in message
 > news:bihaed$96fd2$2@ID-139279.news.uni-berlin.de...
  > > My ADSL ISP has apparently blocked ping and tracert commands as a
 > security
  > > measure. I don't mean that they stop a user pinging *them *, I mean that
  > > when I connect using them as my ISP, I cannot ping or tracert any
website
 > .
  > > Since I use these commands frequently for checking various things, I
find
  > > this a problem. Any views on this from anyone more learned than I ??
  > >
 > Inbound blocks easy to implement and even understand - can you explain how
 > they are able to block outbound traffic?
 >
 > If it is possible, a simple solution would be to install a ping and trace
 > package on a free site and use it by remote to do the job for you.
 >
 >
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 12:22:14 +0700, -keevill- <keevillus DeleteThis @yahoo.com> wrote:
 > I am also rather confused how they are able to block outbound pings or
 > tracerts. Can someone explain how this is done ??

By blocking the outgoing ICMP echo request packets. Or the incoming
ICMP echo reply (and ICMP TTL-expired packets).

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