RE: ping probes from outside are blocked

no, in /etc/firestarter/configuration

here is a secion starting with ICMP Filtering
Try enabling ICMP echo and Request setting to ON

Louis


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>Van: firestarter-user-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>[mailto:firestarter-user-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Namens h4x3r
>Verzonden: dinsdag 26 juli 2005 22:36
>Aan: firestarter-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Onderwerp: Re: [Firestarter-user] ping probes from outside are blocked
>
>On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 15:23 -0700, com bio wrote:
>> Hi,
>>   I am using firestarter. I blocked pingprobes from
>> outside my computer long back by enabling ICMP
>> filtering. But now I want to allow others to ping my
>> machine. I removed the filter ICMP option from
>> firestarter but still I am not able to ping from
>> outside to my computer. I uninstalled firestarter and
>> reinstalled it.. but that did not help. please tell me
>> how to enable ping probes from outside. Thanks
>> Deepan
>
>check /etc/sysctl.conf for
>net.ipv4.icmp_echo_ignore_all = 1
>
>and change that to 0
>
>maybe!
>
>Regards,
>
>
>
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