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Asked: 2021-11-18T08:52:02+00:00 In:

Unable To Ping Default Gateway.

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I cannot ping my default gateway , but can ping the ip address of server. I have manually added the default gateway in /etc/defaultrouter.

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    1. Is the router configured to respond to pings? Often they are not. Presumably you are trying to ping it by dotted quad rather than name; in that case it shouldn’t matter whether it is the default gateway or just another device on the network.
      Assuming that both devices are on the same network, and your netmask settings are correct, they should be able to talk to each other. You don’t say whether you can reach the Internet – presumably not, or else what is the problem.

      Without knowing the network settings on the devices it’s difficult to give a more meaningful answer.

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    2. I would first see if you can ping the localhost. If that is successful,
      then your OS to hardware is good. Then I would try the ip of the host that
      goes to the wire. If that is good, I would check the netmask and make sure
      it is correct for your network.

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    3. The other thing I would do is restart the network services. The
      defaultroute file is read only at boot time and if you start/restart the
      service.

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    4. Can you ping other IP’s?
      Can other machines on the network ping the gateway or you solaris machine?

      Some machines (depending on security settings) will NOT respond to ping requests even if they are connected

      Did you run the “svcs” command to see if the network service is running?

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