Re: Traceroute *s with portmasters

Doctor Padds (padds@praxis.idiscover.co.uk)
Fri, 4 Jul 1997 15:34:40 +0100 (BST)

> Now, hop one should respond with 203.24.16.5, but it just gives an asterix.
>
> I have a PM2E30 and a PM2ER30 and both behave like this.
>
> The wierd bit? Both respond fine when a unix or OS/2 box traceroute's past
> them.

See the release notes for Beta20 of Comos on the PM3. This is because of
a bug in the Microsoft implementations of TCP/IP etc... that cause it to
not be able to see the portmaster on a traceroute, whereas the better
(grin) coded Unix versions are fine with this. Beta20 has added something
to allow MS clients to see the portmaster on the Tracert.

Its not a serious problem, mostly cosmetic more then anything.

-Padds

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