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Re: blocking icmp...



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On Sun, May 25, 2003 at 09:56:07PM +0800, Hanz wrote: 
> In setting up a firewall will there be any negative side effects if
> i block icmp?

Well, other than it breaking the TCP/IP standard and making some
servers think you don't exist (some ping back), no.

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