Re: Disabling Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

If you have a router, you're effectively protected there, since the router will respond to the ping packets, not your computer. And most routers have the ability to turn "respond to ping" off, as well.

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"Darrell" <Darrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FC721A7D-C743-4924-A7CF-DBC1702C39EB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi,
>
> I would like to disable ICMP so that my computer does not respond to pings,
> i.e. stays invisible. When I go to the Windows firewall on the Advanced tab
> then choosing the settings button under ICMP, I'm UNABLE to remove the check
> for "Allow incoming echo request". When I try to unselect it, the check
> remains.
>
> Does anyone know how I can disable this feature by removing the check? By
> the way, I do have a Linksys router (WRT54GS). Is the router preventing me
> from disabling this feature? Any and all help appreciated.
>
> Darrell
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