ICMP 8 OPEN

[Warty Warthog]

It works. 
- João Inácio <inacio at promoloures.pt> wrote:

> 
> Firestarter firewall can also block icmp requests,
> is in the preferences :)
> 
> Cheers,
> João Inácio
> 
> Warty Warthog wrote:
> 
> >http://scan.sygate.com/quickscan.html when I scan
> my
> >Ubuntu box I get the following error:
> >Protocol  Type  Status      Additional Information
> > ICMP      8     OPEN    An ICMP ping request is
> >usually used to test Internet access. However, an
> >attacker can use it to determine if your computer
> is
> >available and what OS you are running. This gives
> him
> >valuable information when he is determining what
> type
> >of attack to use against you.
> >
> >What does it mean? and with or without firestarter
> >firewall I get such error. How can I avoid this
> error?
> 
> 
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