X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_HELO_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4ABCC6BE.9080801@cygwin.com> Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:33:50 -0400 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.21) Gecko/20090320 Remi/2.0.0.21-1.fc8.remi Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.21 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: [1.7] ping: socket: Operation not permitted References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com On 09/25/2009 09:10 AM, Gustavo Seabra wrote: > Hi, > > I have just installed a brand new cygwin installation. When I try to > ping anything from cygwin, I get the message above: > > $ ping 150.161.5.10 > ping: socket: Operation not permitted > > If I try exactly the ssame from the command shell, it works: The difference is quite likely that you're using different pings. > Would anyone know why ping isn't working for me in cygwin? I have not > found any mention of it in the documentation. The most recent message > I find in the archives is about 2 years old: > http://sourceware.org/ml/cygwin/2007-12/msg00364.html > > But it says cygwin's ping should only work from an admin account, and > I have always been able to ping from cygwin using a regular user > account without any problems, so I don't believe that the problem here > is the same. Don't be so sure. But without knowing at least your O/S, it's hard to be very adamant about it. See below. > Any suggestions? Yes. Read and follow the problem reporting guidelines given here: > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple