Novell Documentation: Novell Internet Access Server 4.1 - PING 5: Could not open ICMP socket.

PING 5: Could not open ICMP socket.

Source: PING-3.00

Explanation: PING could not open the ICMP socket to communicate with the other IP hosts.

Action: Use NIASCFG to determine whether another utility is using the ICMP socket. If the ICMP socket is being used, unload the utility that is using the ICMP socket. After freeing the ICMP socket, reload PING.