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## Using ipfwadm

  Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
  Re: Can you block or ignore ICMP packets?
  Keywords: ICMP ping Internet echo flood
  Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 21:50:25 GMT
  From: Charles Barrasso <charles@blitz.com>

If you compile the kernel with FireWall support then you could do: ipfwadm -I -P icmp -a reject(or deny) that would make it so your computer wouldn't reply to the pings from any host. But lets say that you wanted to be able to be pinged by brigia.blitz.com but not by anyone else well then you would ipfwadm -I -P icmp -a accept -S brigia.blitz.com ipfwadm -I -P icmp -a reject(or deny) make sure you put the accepts first then the deny's or rejects. Hope this wasn't too confusing, Charles