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derleth on Dec 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Root Kit

Is it even possible for a ping to localhost to time out?

lloeki on Dec 6, 2012 | [–]

Change the localhost entry in the hosts file, for one.

Shoot yourself in the foot with iptables.

Had the IP stacked borked once too.

treePhase on Dec 6, 2012 | [–]

If the hardware is damaged, yes.

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