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Re: Removing ping/icmp from a network Mar 25 2008 06:12PM
Mark Owen (mr markowen gmail com)
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Hopke, Greg <GHopke (at) libertymgt (dot) com [email concealed]> wrote:
> Is ICMP on a LAN insecure?
>
> I could see lowing it through a firewall or from trusted to non-trusted.
>
> Greg
>

Within a trusted LAN, it is completely secure. As ICMP is handled
directly by the operating system, th...

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