Why would an operating system allow you to disable ICMP?

ICMP has no security issues and IS a vital part of what keeps TCP/IP
working properly.


Allowing users to configure/disable this is as silly as when clueless
firewall admins block all ICMP and then wonder why their users have
problem accessing the network and browsing the internet.


On 10/13/06, Turner, Jay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Check that Windows has the Service running that responds to ICMP
> packets. What is that? Got me.
>
> If you are running XP then check Control Panel>>Windows
> Firewall>>Advanced>>ICMP>>Settings and be sure that everything is set on
> that you want.
>
> Thank you,
> Jay Turner
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ackie
> Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 11:35 AM
> To: 'Community support list for Wireshark'
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Lost packets can not ping
> mymachineonmynetwork
>
> Well I suppose reinstalling :-(( is probably going to be the only way I
> can
> get a definitive answer to this Network oddity .. Wire shark seems to
> suggest that all is fine with regards to send/receive ping requests ..
> M1
> for what ever reason will not answer the door knock ... But allows file
> &
> print sharing no problem .. I think I will pass on a reinstall
>
> Must be a Microsoft never to be solved mystery :-))
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen
> Fisher
> Sent: 13 October 2006 00:44
> To: Community support list for Wireshark
> Subject: Re: [Wireshark-users] Lost packets can not ping my
> machineonmynetwork
>
>
>
> Your setup sounds fine and the ping requests are leaving the other
> machines AND arriving at M1.  However, M1 chooses not to reply.  I don't
>
> see any reason from a network perspective that this is happening.  If
> it's a Windows machine, have you tried reinstalling? :)
>
>
> Steve
>
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