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RE: Removing ping/icmp from a network Mar 26 2008 03:41PM
Edward Ling (e ling wessexarch co uk) (1 replies)
Re: Removing ping/icmp from a network Mar 26 2008 05:47PM
Jon R. Kibler (Jon Kibler aset com) (1 replies)
Edward Ling wrote:
> "I don't see any ICMP messages that are a MUST for network operation."
>

"Packet too big" (ICMP 3/4) IS required for PMTUD. You will drop packets without it.

Jon K.
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Jon R. Kibler
Chief Technical Officer
Advanced Systems Engineering Technology, Inc.
Charleston, SC USA
(843) 849-8214

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Re: Removing ping/icmp from a network Mar 26 2008 05:51PM
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