Unable to ping my Ubuntu AWS instance

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I'm new to AWS, just setup a ubuntu ec2 and I've made a security group which allows me to ssh in and that's about all for now. What do I have to do to make it so I can also ping my instance?

score 5 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 16 '12 at 15:15

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You have to make sure it allows ICMP packets to be seen/not firewalled.

answered Apr 16 '12 at 15:15

Bart Silverstrim

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score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 10 '12 at 23:12

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Just go to the security group for the instance, click on the "inbound" tab, choose "Create a new rule" dropdown and select "All ICMP" and then click +Add Rule, then click Apply Rule Changes. The change takes effect immediately.

edited Dec 10 '12 at 23:12

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answered Apr 22 '12 at 08:18

Jeremy Iglehart

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Unable to ping my Ubuntu AWS instance

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