Re: [tlug] Ping vs www server

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 18/04/2008, Brett Robson <tlug@example.com> wrote:

>  Blocking ICMP 3 and 11 will break things, especially in Japan with PPPOE
> being ubiquitous.

How does me blocking 3 and 11 at the host level break things? I have a
NAT-ing DSL modem, so I don't use PPPOE between the host(s) and the
modem, just Ethernet.

>  ICMP 4 (source quench) isn't strictly required but certainly makes you a
> good neighbour.

Is source quench still used? I thought lots of TCP/IP stacks these
days disregarded it?

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Cheers,
Josh