Re: Ok to let all ICMP traffic through firewall?

jameshanley39_at_yahoo.co.uk
Date: 09/23/05 

Date: 23 Sep 2005 10:01:36 -0700

Peter Boosten wrote:
> In comp.security.firewalls Mark <nothere@notthere.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Yes it is, ever heard of PING NMAP?
> >
> > Google it and security and firewalls.
> >
>
> or PING of Death?
>
> --

that is indeed a logical reason to block ping. One wouldn't expect An
error in the ICMP protocol. But, ping of death, is probably an error
in the software handling ICMP, rather than the ICMP protocol itself.

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