+ > Ooops, i meant dynamically enabling/disabling udp checksuming as we do for
+ 
+ "Dynamic" disabling is made with setsockopt() and strongly
+ not recommended in any curcumstances.
+ 
+ Presence of this terrible option in solaris is explained mainly

O'o. Why is this a 'terrible' or 'dangerous' option? Checked the net
and kernel mail archieves for 'more' on this option, but could not find
anything.

+ 
+ > icmp_echo_ignore... :)
+ 
+ It is also strongly not recommended, by the way. In any curcumstances.

Why so strongly not recommended? In that case, how do we ignore ICMP echo
requests?

Sharad.

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