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Date:      Fri, 30 Mar 2001 18:53:04 -0800
From:      Sean Chittenden <sean-freebsd-ipfw@chittenden.org>
To:        Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
Cc:        alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com>, freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <20010330185303.D423@rand.tgd.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103302049460.86494-100000@cody.jharris.com>; from "nick@rogness.net" on Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at = 08:54:39PM
References:  <20010330184049.C423@rand.tgd.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103302049460.86494-100000@cody.jharris.com>

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	ICMP type 0: echo reply
	ICMP type 8: echo request

	Why not do the following?

allow outgoing icmp type 8 from host
deny incoming icmp type 8 from anywhere

	-sc

On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 08:54:39PM -0600, Nick Rogness wrote:
> Delivered-To: sean-freebsd-ipfw@chittenden.org
> Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:54:39 -0600 (CST)
> From: Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
> X-Sender: nick@cody.jharris.com
> To: Sean Chittenden <sean-freebsd-ipfw@chittenden.org>
> cc: alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com>, freebsd-ipfw@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: your mail
> In-Reply-To: <20010330184049.C423@rand.tgd.net>
> 
> On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Sean Chittenden wrote:
> 
> > 	Please correct me if I'm wrong, but if you're on the system,
> > how are you going to get a ping response back?  -sc
> 
> For outgoing:
> 
> ipfw add allow icmp from YOUR_FIREWALL to any out via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> ipfw add deny icmp from any to any out via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> 
> For incoming:
> 
> ipfw add allow icmp from any to YOUR_FIREWALL in via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> ipfw add deny icmp from any to any in via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> 
> Of course, this depends on how your machine and network is setup.
> 
> 
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, alexus wrote:
> > > 
> > > > how can i disable incoming ping of my box?
> > > 
> > > 	Yes:
> > > 
> > > 	ipfw add deny icmp from any to any in via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > is it possible disable outgoing and enable incoming?
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > 	Yes, it is:
> > > 
> > > 	ipfw add deny icmp from any to any out via fxp0 icmptypes 8
> > > 
> 
> Nick Rogness <nick@rogness.net>
>  - Keep on Routing in a Free World...
>  "FreeBSD: The Power to Serve!"
> 
> 

-- 
Sean Chittenden

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