ping

[Eric "Shubes"]

Major.Mikey wrote:
> what reason can be given for this command not to work?
> 
>  # ping -f ###.###.###.### 
> 
> I get a flood of 'E'
> Then I try it w/o the flood option
> 
>  # ping ###.###.###.### 
> 
> and it says:
> 
>  8 packets transmited, 0 received, 100% packet loss
> 
> I'm trying to gie someone trying to break into my system a denial of service.
> How do I make it so  that this box doesn't respond to pings or so that it 
> doesn't respond to anything? If I do that will dial-up not work?

You need to add a rule to your firewall to prevent DOS attacks.
I don't remember the rule off hand. Try google iptables DOS.
-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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