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From: Saikiran Madugula <hummerbliss@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: An ping issue on Linux kernel 2.6.25
Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:14:30 +0000
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jiazhida 00102231 wrote:
> Dear Sir:
> 
>   I have met an issue about Netfilter. The version of my Linux kernel is 2.6.25.
> 
>   Connect to the internet, and then open the command prompt and ping using "ping wwwlclix.pt -t". In the beginning I can get respose but after disconnect and connect the internet never responds again, but if I try to open the site in the web brower it works.
> 
>   I have checked the nf_conntrack table, it seems that the nf_conntrack item for icmp had not been updated.

If you are talking about packet and byte counters being 0 in reply direction
then it might be a bug that was fixed after 2.6.26 kernel. Check commit
718d4ad98e272daebc258e49dc02f52a6a8de9d3.