RE: [FW1] RE: icmp-type8 icmp code 0

2000-06-23 Thread Sterling, Chuck
That would be "echo request", and the idea is to get a response (type 0, echo reply) from all the hosts on the network, either to map it or to cause a denial-of-service. I think someone else already replied to the original message... Chuck Sterling System/Network Administrator NASA White Sands

Re: [FW1] RE: icmp-type8 icmp code 0

2000-06-23 Thread Dan R Dunn -CTR
(Embedded image moved to file: pic15779.pcx) Actually, it could have been an attempt to map the entire network. Pinging the broadcast address will elicit a response from all the systems currently up and