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Date:      Fri, 24 Nov 2000 13:42:19 +0200
From:      Nevermind <never@nevermind.kiev.ua>
To:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Cc:        Vlad <tmd@tmd.df.ru>, security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ipf - icmp
Message-ID:  <20001124134218.A17181@nevermind.kiev.ua>
In-Reply-To: <xzp66ldtz6k.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@ofug.org on Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 11:57:39AM %2B0100
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011231431360.18361-100000@tmd.df.ru> <xzp66ldtz6k.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>

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Hello, Dag-Erling Smorgrav!

On Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 11:57:39AM +0100, you wrote:

> Vlad <tmd@tmd.df.ru> writes:
> > pass in quick on sis0 proto icmp from any to any icmp-type 0
> > pass in quick on sis0 proto icmp from any to any icmp-type unreach code 3
> > pass in quick on sis0 proto icmp from any to any icmp-type unreach code 4
> > pass in quick on sis0 proto icmp from any to any icmp-type timex  
> > pass out quick on sis0 proto icmp from any to any
> > 
> > these entries will allow you to ping/traceroute anyone, will prohibit
> > anyone from pinging/tracerouting you.
> No. There is no way to completely prevent someone from tracerouting
> you. You can make it slightly harder by blocking incoming UDP (which
> your ruleset does not), but that's about it.
Why not to use ipfw?
ipfw add deny icmp from any to any via sis0

-- 
Alexandr P. Kovalenko	http://nevermind.kiev.ua/
NEVE-RIPE


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