ICMP is the service that allows others to ping your machine. Richard Humphrey
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Buehler Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 10:04 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: redhat linux icmp and a firewall I am not exactly sure what icmp is. When I looked at redhats description of it, it didn't sound like it would be something that needs to be opened up on a firewall, but someone told me that it should and never said why. Can anybody tell me if I should open up icmp on my firewall in front of my linux server and if so, why? Thanks Steve -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by the MailScanner at ow5, and is believed to be clean. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
