Request timeout for icmp_seq on MacOS

Question

It all started when I was trying to connect to a VM setup on GCP for SFTP only. Everytime I try to check SSH or setup an SFTP on this machine, it becomes unreachable (and its reachable and well connected on my friend's laptop at the same time).

Ping <ip address>
Request timeout for icmp_seq 0
Request timeout for icmp_seq 1

I can ping other VMs and also able to SSH into them.

I thought the problem might be with my router. So I used my phone HOTSPOT to connect to internet and tried again. It still did not work. Moreover to my surprise I got same timeouts when I ping www.google.com (strange, because I am able to use internet through chrome browser).

Other details:

• MacBook Pro, High Sierra
• Airtel Broadband/ Vodafone (HOTSPOT)
• Firewall is off.

Others seem to have faced a similar issue (but I could not find any satisfactory answer in these links):

• https://askubuntu.com/questions/608194/have-internet-connection-but-cant-ping-external-sites

Answer 1

Check whether you turned Stealth mode in Settings > Security & Privacy > Firewall.
If it's turned off try turning the whole firewall off, just to test whether that's the culprit.