Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 19th Apr 2007 18:13 UTC
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce version 7.04 of the Ubuntu family of distributions (more info here and here). Ubuntu 7.04 is also the basis for new 7.04 releases of Kubuntu (screenshots) and Edubuntu. Ubuntu 7.04 will be supported for 18 months on both desktops and servers. Here is a review of Feisty Fawn, and it also seems that Michael Dell has it installed too. Get it while it's hot.
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2006-07-13
there are a few security reasons not to let all kind of ICMP messages go. However, ICMP8/0 blocking is one of the most overhyped things you can think of.
If you for instance use nmap and you want to find open ports, you will find it, wether you block ICMP8/0 or not. The only problem with blocking is that it will be slow and generally intrusion detection systems will not pick up the scan because of this.
If you allow a quick scan, your IDS will see and log.
Apart from the problems you will have of course for basic network/systsem testing.
Trying to be stealth indeed, is something that shows a "GRC" idea behind it and serous people don't really listen to this guy anyways.
Bottom line: ICMP8/0 allowing is not bad. A good IDS can kill off a flood ping and all the rest works as it should. Much better than a "stealth" system because when in trouble, it will explode in your face.