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Re: icmp pinholes

From: Andrew Cutler <andrew.cutler_at_team.xtra.co.nz>
Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 14:11:19 +1300
Message-ID: <3A2C40B7.1DCDB287@team.xtra.co.nz>

Dan Langille wrote:

> On 5 Dec 2000, at 13:52, Andrew Cutler wrote:
>
> > ICMP doesn't actually have ports, it has types. If the port setting corresponds
> > to the type you won't be working because type/port 0 is echo reply. Try
> > pinholing 0..255 as 255 is the highest type.
>
> That's correct. I still don't get to see pings on the firewall.

Yeah,

but you said in your earlier email you had pinholed 1-65535 and I figured the
problem was you didn't have zero.

> BTW: the correct procedure after modifying pinholes on the M1122 is
> just to save the configuration? I am not restarting the router.

Yup. A lot cooler isn't it, especially considering the time dsl take to come up now.

Cheers,

Andrew

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