pinging my computer

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Paul Johnson

My ISP server tried to ping me at my request the other day. They said the
ping was returned negative - apparently some process blocked the ping. I had
my firewall off at the time. I had asked them to ping because a P2P program
I have did not respond to people calling me (though I could call out to
them) and I wanted to find out why. The ports in question are 24960, 24961,
24962 and the program is CQ Phone. I run win 98.
So is there a program which reports what program or process is blocking
access to the ping and my CQ Phone?
Paul
 
Paul said:
My ISP server tried to ping me at my request the other day. They said the
ping was returned negative - apparently some process blocked the ping. I had
my firewall off at the time. I had asked them to ping because a P2P program
I have did not respond to people calling me (though I could call out to
them) and I wanted to find out why. The ports in question are 24960, 24961,
24962 and the program is CQ Phone. I run win 98.
So is there a program which reports what program or process is blocking
access to the ping and my CQ Phone?
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What is your firewall? A lot of them don't really 'turn off'.

What happens if you set your FW to allow all traffic in both directions
on the ports in question? (Set this rule above all others to start with)
 
jo said:
What is your firewall? A lot of them don't really 'turn off'.

What happens if you set your FW to allow all traffic in both directions
on the ports in question? (Set this rule above all others to start with)
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Jo, my firewall is OUTPOST (free of course) and my setting is to allow most
programs, in other words, no blocked or partially allowed applications. I
assume this takes care of traffic in both directions
Paul
 
Paul said:
Jo, my firewall is OUTPOST (free of course) and my setting is to allow most
programs, in other words, no blocked or partially allowed applications. I
assume this takes care of traffic in both directions
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I assume nothing when dealing with FW's.
As I said, try creating a new rule to allow anything through the three
ports and make this the first rule in your list.

Assuming this is possible in Outpost :-)
 
Paul Johnson said:
So is there a program which reports what program or process is
blocking access to the ping and my CQ Phone?
Paul
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Are you running a software firewall?
 
Jo, my firewall is OUTPOST (free of course) and my setting is to allow
most programs, in other words, no blocked or partially allowed
applications. I assume this takes care of traffic in both directions
Paul
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Wrong setting, very poor security. You should have it set to "Rules
Wizard" and have rules for every single application that wants internet
access. Then you can fine tune each and every request for internet
access, right down to the port used and the site accessed. I have zero
programs in the "Trusted Applications", 3 in "Blocked" and 34 in
"Partially Allowed" zones.

If you set up Outpost like that then you will get a pop-up window
whenever something that does not have an existing rule wants access to a
port, and you can make a rule on-the-fly to allow, block, or partially
allow it. Outpost will tell you what application is making the request
and ask what you want to do.

I have used Outpost(free) for over 2 years and have tried out some of the
others, but Outpost is by far the best and easiest to use, IMHO.

HTH
 
Doc said:
Wrong setting, very poor security. You should have it set to "Rules
Wizard" and have rules for every single application that wants internet
access. Then you can fine tune each and every request for internet
access, right down to the port used and the site accessed. I have zero
programs in the "Trusted Applications", 3 in "Blocked" and 34 in
"Partially Allowed" zones.

If you set up Outpost like that then you will get a pop-up window
whenever something that does not have an existing rule wants access to a
port, and you can make a rule on-the-fly to allow, block, or partially
allow it. Outpost will tell you what application is making the request
and ask what you want to do.

I have used Outpost(free) for over 2 years and have tried out some of the
others, but Outpost is by far the best and easiest to use, IMHO.

HTH
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AH since you use Outpost, can you tell me why the IP number shown when I
place my mouse pointer over its icon in system tray is different from the IP
number shown by the Sympatico Internet Provider. And more importantly could
this have any impact on my inability to hear when people call me on the P2P
program I have (CQ Phone) and, if so, what can I do about it? I have DSL
connection, run win 98, and have an dynamic IP number.
Paul
 
AH since you use Outpost, can you tell me why the IP number shown when I
place my mouse pointer over its icon in system tray is different from the IP
number shown by the Sympatico Internet Provider. And more importantly could
this have any impact on my inability to hear when people call me on the P2P
program I have (CQ Phone) and, if so, what can I do about it? I have DSL
connection, run win 98, and have an dynamic IP number.
Paul
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What ip # does it show under the mouse pointer? Does this IP # change?

Regards

Wayne D
 
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What ip # does it show under the mouse pointer? Does this IP # change?

Regards

Wayne D
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Ah Wayne ---- I never thought of this till you said. So I just rebooted and
the IP shown in my Sympatico icon did change, BUT the IP number shown by my
Outpost Firewall is still the same as before the reboot. I cannot say if
that will be true tomorrow though. I will wait and see. But if it is the
same number then...
Do I make new rules in Outpost, I wonder, referring to that number, that
will allow my CQPhone program to recognize incoming alerts? Well I could
try. Too late tonight though.
Thank you for your input.
Paul
 
Paul said:
previous stuff snipped> > >
Ah Wayne ---- I never thought of this till you said. So I just
rebooted and the IP shown in my Sympatico icon did change, BUT the IP
number shown by my Outpost Firewall is still the same as before the
reboot. I cannot say if that will be true tomorrow though. I will
wait and see. But if it is the same number then...
Do I make new rules in Outpost, I wonder, referring to that number,
that will allow my CQPhone program to recognize incoming alerts? Well
I could try. Too late tonight though.
Thank you for your input.
Paul
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Cable or DSL user behind a router with fixed (or long term leased)
*local* IP-address?

Dick
 
AH since you use Outpost, can you tell me why the IP number shown when I
place my mouse pointer over its icon in system tray is different from the
IP
number shown by the Sympatico Internet Provider. And more importantly
could
this have any impact on my inability to hear when people call me on the
P2P
program I have (CQ Phone) and, if so, what can I do about it? I have DSL
connection, run win 98, and have an dynamic IP number.
Paul
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The IP shown when you mouse over the Outpost icon is the IP assigned to your
PC, as you have DSL this will be the private IP assigned by your
modem/router. Your public IP is assigned to your modem/router.

If you're trying to use your private IP with CQ Phone it won't work because
it's a private IP - you will need to use the one by the "Sympatico Internet
Provider".

Also another thing to consider, since you have DSL it's likely that your
modem/router has some form of NAT and/or firewall capabilities. These
typically don't respond to pings in their default setup.
 
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