Re: how to block the ping.?

From: James Knott (james.knott_at_rogers.com)
Date: 08/16/04 

Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 16:25:13 GMT

Clifford Kite wrote:

> James Knott <james.knott@rogers.com> wrote:
>> Davide Bianchi wrote:
>
>>>> can anyone tell me how to block the ping ?
>>>
>>> Block the icmp echo packets.
>
>> Actually, you want to block the ping requests. Blocking the echos will
>> prevent you from using ping.
>
> Technically echo packets could be considered more nearly correct than
> ping requests; you actually want to block echo messages - see RFC 792.
> I agree that ICMP type 8 code 0 SHOULD have been termed echo request
> message, and it is even referred to as such (and referred to as ping
> request as well) in Stevens I.
>

Yes, I'm aware of echo request and reply, however, most people think of
ping. 

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