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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)

Re: Removing ping/icmp from a network Mar 26 2008 05:51PM
Jason (securitux gmail com)

True.. I could see that if you have devices of varying MTU's... Good point.

-J

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Jon R. Kibler <Jon.Kibler (at) aset (dot) com [email concealed]> wrote:
> Edward Ling wrote:
> > "I don't see any ICMP messages that are a MUST for network operation."
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> "Packet too big" (ICMP 3/4) IS required for PMTUD. You will drop packets without it.
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