Net connection but can't ping

Naxos · 04-16-2007, 10:15 AM

Hey I'm having this odd problem... I can connect to the internet via browsers (both IE and firefox) and view web pages just fine. But when I try to run certain games, I can't connect to the master servers. This problem seems to come and go throughout the day, bloody annoying though.

Also, as an experiment, I tried to ping several websites (google.com, meebo.com, etc) and to my surprise, I couldn't not ping these sites, despite that I could view them in my browser. The message I received was 'Request Timed Out."

Any ideas?

I'm on a university connection, running WinXP, and my roommate can do all these things that I can not, and his computer is on the same net and in the same room...

johnwill · 04-16-2007, 06:35 PM

The only thing that springs to mind is some sort of firewall...

Naxos · 04-17-2007, 12:57 PM

Ah, I forgot to mention

I have windows firewall totally disable, and I don't have any other firewall programs installed...

johnwill · 04-18-2007, 07:55 AM

The fact that you're running through a college network opens the door to all sorts of possibilities. You don't have control of all the firewall and/or filtering capability that probably exists on the network.

04-16-2007, 10:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Naxos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Win XP Sp2	Net connection but can't ping Hey I'm having this odd problem... I can connect to the internet via browsers (both IE and firefox) and view web pages just fine. But when I try to run certain games, I can't connect to the master servers. This problem seems to come and go throughout the day, bloody annoying though. Also, as an experiment, I tried to ping several websites (google.com, meebo.com, etc) and to my surprise, I couldn't not ping these sites, despite that I could view them in my browser. The message I received was 'Request Timed Out." Any ideas? I'm on a university connection, running WinXP, and my roommate can do all these things that I can not, and his computer is on the same net and in the same room...

04-16-2007, 06:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Net connection but can't ping The only thing that springs to mind is some sort of firewall... __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

04-17-2007, 12:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Naxos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2 OS: Win XP Sp2	Re: Net connection but can't ping Ah, I forgot to mention I have windows firewall totally disable, and I don't have any other firewall programs installed...

04-18-2007, 07:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 32,581 OS: XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Net connection but can't ping The fact that you're running through a college network opens the door to all sorts of possibilities. You don't have control of all the firewall and/or filtering capability that probably exists on the network. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience