Re: Removing ping/icmp from a network

[Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <bugtraq () planetcobalt net>]

On 2008-03-25 Secure This wrote:
> I have a variety of clients with data centres who all make use of
> icmp/ping to monitor their servers/appliances/devices (often with
> poorly configured snmp versions 1 and 2).
>
> Could anybody kindly advise me of tools and strategies for minimising
> or removing the use of icmp/ping on a supposedly secure network?

Stop using IP. Not an option? Then you'll simply have to live with ICMP,
because it's a vital part of IP.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers
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