Re: iptables rules and open ports

[Wil Reichert <wilreichert@yahoo.com>]

Check out the packet filtering howto:

http://netfilter.samba.org/unreliable-guides/packet-filtering-HOWTO/index.html

Section 7 covers fun stuff like avoiding ping-o-death & syn-flooding.

Wil

--- Hall Stevenson <hallstevenson@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > How to make my computer not pingable?
> 
> As root, 
> 
> "echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all"
> 
> I don't know what other "problems" this may lead to, if any,
> though...
> 
> Regards
> Hall
> 
> 
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