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