On 8/4/21 8:53 AM, James Knott wrote:
On 2021-08-03 11:58 p.m., Douglas McGarrett wrote:
Apparently the Dell Optiplex 780 has got some kind of nanny program built into it. Not only wouldn't it run nmap, it wouldn't even run ping!
WTF???
If you install Linux on that computer, where is that nanny program running? I've never heard of a computer or anything else blocking ping, as it's a useful tool that's often necessary to resolve problems. What happens if you make a bootable USB stick and use it to ping or nmap? Well, the Linux code is running off the hard drive. A SMALL hard drive, AAMOF. Beware Discount Electronics.com. I suspect that the problem is hard coded in the BIOS, but I'm not an expert. I don't really care if it will work on a USB stick. If I can't get it fixed I'm going to send it back and make a big stink on the Internet about the situation! --doug