Can't ping localhost or 127.0.0.1, but from remote its OK

[dark-sun]

Hello,
I can reach the server remotly, also ping to the server (ip and hostname) works correct.
But on the local host I can't ping anything:
no localhost, not the own IP, ...

I reduce the nsswitch to:
hosts: files

In the hosts:
127.0.0.1 localhost loopback
1.2.3.4 hostname hostname.FQDN
...

# netstat -rn seems also OK, show the default router from the subnet, but (of course) also not pingable.

Any ideas?
Thanks!

[Matti_Kurkela]

Do you have ipfilter (HP product# B9901AA) installed?

If you have it, double-check all the rules related to ICMP protocol.

HP ipfilter documentation is available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-security-docs

MK

[dark-sun]

Hello MK,
thanks for the hint,
no, we havent any firewall on the system.

But the problem was solved, was a missconfiguration from NIS; and server was running in timeouts ...

Thanks,
M.

[dark-sun]

(NIS problem)