Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 21:23:56 -0700 From: William Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com> To: "J.A. Terranson" <sysadmin@mfn.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: firewall question... Message-ID: <356B955C.E76C141A@cybcon.com> References: <01BD88F3.54B30210@w3svcs.mfn.org>
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OK, my theory behind this was blocking ping floods.....is this a legit way to stop em or not then.... J.A. Terranson wrote: > > ipfw add 100 deny icmp from any to any > > Note that this is NOT a good idea! Please choose the packets you > block very carefully, as some of them are actually needed! Simple > echo requests are no big deal to block, but things like redirects > and unavailables do you a favor! > > J.A. Terranson > sysadmin@mfn.org > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Woods [SMTP:wwoods@cybcon.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 9:02 PM > To: FreeBSD Questions > Subject: firewall question... > > What would be the firewall rule to stop all incomming ICMP packets from > all? > > Bill > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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