On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 22:14, Nils wrote:
> <rant start>
> try ping www.wit.ie *blocked*
> try ping snet.wit.ie *blocked*
> And even when i'm using any computer inside the college i can't ping any
> box on the outside world.
> Think someone should tell our IT manager that blocking ICMP is bad.
> What can i say,He doesn't believe me :(
Blocking all icmp is bad. Blocking echo packets and their responses
doesn't cause any harm.
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