Can't ping an IP address

hi,

Thats right, if there is a proxy server, all of users will appear to have the ip of the proxy.If you store any other environmnet variable,when a user visits yous site-you could compare them and see if they are same.

Data.

ladyhawk:
[quote]Now I have another question. I have run into a small problem where it appears that a couple of members at my site have the same IP address, but do not live in the same home. But they both use AOL.[/quote]

AOL uses proxy servers. AFAIK impossible to trace user. Trace will end at AOL proxy.

Welcome back Black Sheep. I could send you a PM, when you clear a few messages.Its bouncing presently.

Data.

Hi

I'm a cisco engineer and been wathching this thread closely.
Before we get started - lets look at whats been going on here:

Win*8 user targets an IP address on the same LAN but doesn't get a reply even though he knows the server/pc is there.
His ICMP request seems to time out so doesnt get a response. You must remember that ping/tracert both use the same ICMP protcol so if one fails they both will fail.

Is it a small network that you're running or is it large (ie routers involved where "virtual lans" are included. If this is the case, although you maybe in the same lan you might not be in the same "lan" if you get what I mean!).

And if the architecture is Token Ring I doubt it would work on Windows XP as I dont think its supported. There could be natting (network address translation) between the ethernet and token ring so that it could work. And it would be on the same ring. But either way, I dont think this is the case.

Like a few members said, probably there is a firewall rule which is blocking icmp requests. If this is the case, I would remove it and set a MTU (max transmit unit) of say 2000 so that no DOS (denial of service) attack could affect you.


Lee

[email]admin@team-una.co.uk[/email]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by DATA [/i]
[B]Welcome back Black Sheep. I could send you a PM, when you clear a few messages.Its bouncing presently.

Data. [/B][/QUOTE]
Thanks DATA. I cleared my PM inbox. :)