On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 10:50:02PM +0000, Antony Gelberg wrote: > Looks like a ping (ICMP type 8). Where do you get port scanning from? > FWIW, I think that blocking pings via a firewall isn't recommended, but > not sure why.
It does not provide any kind of security or protection what-so-ever, whilst removing the proper way of other people / you from elsewhere determining if your connection is working ok. -- Jon Dowland http://jon.dowland.name/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
