Greetings,
I would like to know how to both disable Ping and re-enable Ping reply in “Suse 11.0.” Currently, everything is set to default.
Please, if possible, respond in the following format: File path> folder. Unlike Ubuntu, Xandros, Fedora or windows, I can’t just navigate to a given folder in Suse as it is too different & I am too new to it.
Alternatively, if a command must be run as root (root is “su” in Suse, correct?) please clearly state as much.
Finally, I would prefer that the respondent be someone who has recently executed the instructions they are about to give. You see, in this forum, I saw the same question directed at “Suse 10.3,” and I characterized the post as too convoluted to follow, especially for new people.
With any luck, the right responses will yield a post that will help others too.
Thanks
Google these, they may help you in your search #echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all #echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
as for root on the console #su
switches to the root user as you have rightly stated
to change back try #su yourusername
this will switch you back to your user account on the console
editing files in the /proc/sys/net directory will require root access.
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> Greetings,
> I would like to know how to both disable Ping and re-enable Ping reply
> in “Suse 11.0.” Currently, everything is set to default.
> Please, if possible, respond in the following format: File path>
> folder. Unlike Ubuntu, Xandros, Fedora or windows, I can’t just
> navigate to a given folder in Suse as it is too different & I am too
> new to it.
> Alternatively, if a command must be run as root (root is
> “su” in Suse, correct?) please clearly state as much.
> Finally, I would prefer that the respondent be someone who has recently
> executed the instructions they are about to give. You see, in this
> forum, I saw the same question directed at “Suse 10.3,” and
> I characterized the post as too convoluted to follow, especially for
> new people.
>
> With any luck, the right responses will yield a post that will help
> others too.
> Thanks
>
>
Gee, is there a form I can fill out to apply to be a respondent to your
queries? I mean, I may not be qualified to answer your questions…
Your question is vague, but a very good answer was given by ShadyCat75.
Shame is wasn’t in the form of an answer, nor did Shady reference the fact
that you would need to be root to execute those commands (no, su nor
sudo will work with those particular commands… can anyone tell me why? Yes,
I know the answer)
Do you want your OpenSUSE 11.0 machine itself to not reply to ping queries?
Or do you want your internet IP address to not respond to ping queries? Are
you using your opensuse 11.0 box as a firewall? Is it ‘naked on the net’ or
behind another firewall? Are you using IPv4? IPv6? What router do you have
hooked to the internet if it’s internet IP pings you wish to not respond to…
Yeah… a little vague. I can answer all those… but your question is
rather broad. I have executed the commands necessary to perform this task,
but not in the last 30 minutes or so… how recent does it have to have
been? Please specify.
Wait… openSuSE is THAT different from Ubundu (based on debian/linux),
Xandros (based on Corel Linux, based on debian/linux), Fedora (based on
Redhat), and Windows (based on … well, that’d start an argument)???
So you’re able to use all those, but not adapt and navigate a simple similar filetree? Wow. Absolutely amazing.
And yes, with any luck… the right responses will yield a post that will
others too.
To ‘change back’ you just type exit.
By doing **su yourusername **you do not ‘change back’, but ‘change forward’ if you understand what I mean. You now have to do three times **exit **to end the terminal session.
I do not understand what you were attempting to achieve with your response. However, since you did respond, I feel inclined to return the, uhm, favor. With no malice of heart, on multiple levels, your response epitomizes what is wrong with the Linux community.
You say my question was vague, yet the respondent before you had no problem with my question. You spoke of Proxy Firewalls, Routers, and you even asked if Suse was my firewall. Let me provide an all encompassing answer to your questions: If I did not mention it, then it was not relevant to the question.
The respondent before you knew this, yet you somehow didn't. You called my question vague. If you are so concise and precise then why did you not also ask me if my Suse installation was behind a virtual proxy, low probability of detection SHF burst transmitter? Two can play this game. This and the following sentences are some of the reasons why Linux will always play 2nd fiddle to Windows. Windows is designed to work with a person's intuition, no real learning curve. I of course am speaking of larger companies. The Linux community consist of people, such as yourself, who, at least at times, cannot receive nor transmit communication devoid of extraneous technical information. Ipv4 or 6 is that which I've never had to worry about with a firewall. Would you really have me believe that this is relevant in Suse? If so, then this is one more tidbit of information that proves that Suse is very different from the most popular Linux distributions.
Your choice of words may allow one to infer that you think that I am arrogant. However, I will cheerfully accept forum help from that dyslexic individual who speaks English as a third language. At one forum, I received apologies from a person who had mistakenly given me bad advice. My response was professional, gracious and one of understanding. However, at a forum, when I ask for advice which might involve editing system critical files, and or security, I do not want to risk the integrity of my system and or its security. I do not want to do a complete reinstall because I trusted an answer that came from someone who has had a similar problem six months ago, and now they vaguely remember the solution. Moreover, I do not want to risk my system to someone who really does not know what they are doing, However, wearing their heart/ego on their sleeve they respond and lead someone (especially me) on some convoluted path. I am alarmed when Forum respondents do not tell people how to import and export fstab before they give advice on its modification. You may have inferred that I am arrogant, but the truth is that I am simply cautiously optimistic.
However, I will continue with my evaluation of Suse.
You say that it is amazing that I cannot use Suse with the same efficacy that I can use windows, Ubuntu or Xandros. Suse is somewhat different than Windows, xandros, Ubuntu & Knoppix. If you go to DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. , you will see that Suse, after more than a year, is still the number 2 ranked system. Peruse the web and one will quickly see that Suse gets far fewer accolades for its documentation than the number one ranked Linux distribution. In other words, my efforts to change my desktop background resulted in the need to export all files, delete the account, recreate another account and just accept the default desktop background. Never in Windows nor in Linux (until Suse) have I ever been leery or unsuccessful with doing something as simple as changing the desktop background. Other than Fedora, the Suse & Ubuntu partitioners force me to use Gparted, a marvelous program, which in my experience, outperforms Symantec’s (formerly Powerquests) “Partition Magic.”
In defense of Suse, I must point out its wealth of features, cool running temperature and its rock solid stability. However, its documentation is lacking. To debate documentation with me is to debate someone who has interacted with the higher learning commission; someone whose understanding of the common learning styles exceeds that of probably 90% of the nation, less credentialed experts in that field. Moreover, to debate documentation with me is to debate someone who knows how a textbook should be written.
I will continue my evaluation of Suse. I may come to prefer to all others. Who knows? As I said, I am not sure what you were trying to accomplish with your post, but I am sure that my response will give you and others a fresh perspective on Linux.
I’ve finally got a chance to go to the sites that you’ve suggested. However, I’ve new concerns:
1)What is the the location of the file to be modified?
Once at the location of the file to be modified, can it simply be exported to text?
The purpose in exporting to text would be to create a backup copy of sorts. This way if anything went wrong with these commands, I could simply overwrite everything by importing the contents of the text file.
Is this doable, or is there an alternative and superior backup or import export method?
Finally, is there away to reverse these commands?
As you can see, I am simply uncomfortable with typing commands sans a good backup & exit strategy.
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Thanks for any help you or anyone can provide
Sir,
In all honesty, I’ve no ideal what you were attempting to communicate, but thanks anyway.
Perhaps my response to Shadycat75 might allow us to bridge this small rift?
Great response, thanks!
In fact, I want to say, expletive deleted great post!
Oh by the way, I took the liberty of creating a very detailed “How to thread” which gives you your due credit! Here is the link.
thanks again
Note: For those of you who have responded and now, as a result of this response, think that I am afraid of the terminal, please think again.
This and my post should prove to be special to Loni who owns a special if not transient, place in my heart.
