On Sat, 7 May 2005, Howard Winter wrote: > Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 10:33:51 +0100 (BST) > From: Howard Winter > Reply-To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Verizon IP > > Jose, > > On Sat, 7 May 2005 00:13:24 -0700, Jose Da Silva wrote: > >> ...< >> You can also ping or trace (trace route) www.yahoo.com > or another website to see the path taken. > > Sorry to hijack this thread, but it is a related > question! > > I can't use trace route from my home network (ADSL with > a Router) - it shows the router itself but everything > after that shows three asterisks. This is probably > because the firewall settings in the router are stopping > them coming back. > > What to I have to let through the router for trace route > to work? ping & echo There should be an option in the router setup. The asterisks are normal, most routers are told to remove themselves from the picture. Normally only switches appear in the tracroute (unless they were also ping-disabled). Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist