smurf attack

["sim ton" <firewall38@lycos.com>]

hi,
i need some advise

does this line help me to protect well against smurf attack :
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts # No Smurf amplifying

is there a better solution ?


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