Questions about responding to Pings

[Siri Amrit Kaur]

On Sunday 19 February 2006 11:24 am, Darrin Chandler kindly wrote:
> Siri Amrit Kaur wrote:
> >I'd like to learn about Pings. I did a port scan test and all my ports are
> > in stealth mode, but my system responded to pings and the test results
> > said that was a security risk. If that's true, how do I make it not
> > respond to pings? Is there a SIMPLE way to do this? I'm scared to go
> > mucking about in iptables.
> >
> >A little info on my setup:
> >I'm using PCLOS (based on Mandrake) and the Shorewall firewall, on a
> >standalone box with a DSL modem/router. I'm not running any servers. I
> > have the software firewall in the modem turned off because it was
> > screwing some things up.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Siri Amrit
>
> Hmm. www.kernel.org returns pings. Someone must think it's ok. All my
> boxen allow pings, too.
>
> If you're not going to get into iptables (understandable), then spend a
> little time reading the pros and cons of the various firewalls and
> decide which will to the best job for you. After you've got it installed
> and configured, then you'll have to trust it to do its job to a large
> degree. The only alternative is to learn iptables, etc. And you'll want
> to keep up with updates on your firewall.


Thanks, Darrin

Siri Amrit
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