Hi all i have a question.

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  1. firellame

    firellame Registered Member

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    If in the firewall i enable receive icmp echo from internet.
    Someone can flood DoS my connection example with:
    ping -t -l 5000 myip
    o_O
    Or icmp is only for existence of a computer without re send much connections with bytes.
    answer please :)
     
    firellame, Feb 5, 2011
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    firellame, Hello and welcome!!

    What Firewall? What OS?
    ;)
     
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  4. wat0114

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    You must mean ICMP type 8, Echo request? Typically on a non-networked, home pc, these ICMP messages can be blocked, inbound. Allowing Echo request outbound is recommended, then you would allow Echo reply inbound.
     
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