ping says unknown protocol icmp I have /etc/protocols file.

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ping says unknown protocol icmp I have /etc/protocols file.

From: Subodh Nijsure <hidden>
Date: 2001-02-02 02:36:43

I have 2.4.1 running on my board with ramdisk loading etc.

However when I try to use ping it says unknown protocol icmp.

I have searched the mailing list archive and made sure that I have correct
/etc/protocols, /etc/services files.

Also I can see eth0 and loopback interface using ifconfig

Anybody knows how to get ping going.

Thanks.

/Subodh  Nijsure

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ping says unknown protocol icmp I have /etc/protocols file.

From: Jeffrey D. Kowing <hidden>
Date: 2001-02-02 13:55:42

Subodh Nijsure writes:
 >
 > I have 2.4.1 running on my board with ramdisk loading etc.
 >
 > However when I try to use ping it says unknown protocol icmp.
 >
 > I have searched the mailing list archive and made sure that I have correct
 > /etc/protocols, /etc/services files.

Had a similar problem recently.  Sadly, my little brain does not
exactly remember the solution, but I believe the problem was that I
did not have one of the necessary libraries on my ramdisk that allowed
ping to lookup the icmp protocol in the files you mention.

I think it was one of those libresolv* or libnss* libraries.


--
Jeff Kowing
jeffrey.d.kowing1@jsc.nasa.gov

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