ICMP - What the hell are these log files telling me.....

From: Gary Brett (globalg2001_at_yahoo.co.uk)
Date: 10/30/03 

Date: 30 Oct 2003 05:42:06 -0800

Hi.
After reading many of the responses on newsgroups I cannot define
exactly what is happening inside my SonicWALL SOHO3. I am getting
around 400 of these mesages a day and my log file is huge. The message
is as follows:
10/30/2003 09:50:52.608 ICMP packet dropped
Source - 217.205.240.222, 8, WAN
Destination - 216.215.176.33, WAN Ping,
Code: 0 Rule - 8
Rule 8 on the SW is to "Deny anthing from WAN to LAN" and
216.215.176.33 is my SW public IP address. This firewall is at the end
of a 2MB leased line and sits in front of my LAN but behind a Cisco
router installed by the leased line providers.

Any help appreciated & thanx for your time

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