Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: TCP ?? | From | Benny Amorsen <> | Date | 12 Nov 1998 18:10:37 +0100 |
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>>>>> "AC" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:
AC> Linux and Digital Unix play fine but the average "professional AC> firewall consultant" doesn't know how to configure firewalls so AC> they tend to block all ICMP - which is an absolute no-no.
That is assuming the firewall is a packet filter. A firewall based on (transparent) proxies does not need to forward ICMP at all.
Benny
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