Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Sat, 9 May 1998 19:58:34 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Bob <bjg@otherspace.net>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        Bob <bob@otherspace.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, bjg@netacc.net
Subject:   Re: icmpinfo
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980509194946.27979A-100000@net3.netacc.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980509132347.3051j-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 9 May 1998, Doug White wrote:

<SNIP> 
> You don't have the firewall set up to block icmp, do you?

No, I don't. While trying to get the thing working, I can ping myself from
other hosts and get the proper replies, as well as ping myself from my own
machine.

> What is icmpinfo, anyway?

icmpinfo is a handy little program that sits in the background and watches
for icmp "pings" or echo requests. When working properly, any time anyone
pings you, it reports the time, host, packet size, etc. Nice for IRC'ers
who may be subjected to the "ping flood" DOS attack. It is distributed
with FreeBSD in /usr/ports/net/icmpinfo.

Thanks, and have a good day!

- Bob
                     "Governments, like diapers should be
                    Changed often, and for the same reason"

                bjg@otherspace.net || http://www.otherspace.net


To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.3.96.980509194946.27979A-100000>