This is known upstream and the bug for that is: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634749 comment there:
"The output from iputils-ping looks like this: 64 bytes from window.gnome.org (209.132.180.167): icmp_req=1 ttl=53 time=170 ms Since gnome-nettool looks for icmp_seq, not icmp_req, it discards all output and considers ping fails." ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #634749 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634749 ** Also affects: gnome-nettool via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634749 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Changed in: gnome-nettool (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- No result for ping in Gnome-Nettool https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/663014 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-nettool in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs