HOW TO: Netcomm NB9WMAXX and Firewall

[Basil Chupin]

On 15/07/10 00:08, Sam Jackson wrote:
> Hiya Basil,
>
> On 14/07/2010, at 10:05 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
>
>> The question now is: does anyone know which parameter in this Netcomm 
>> I need to play with - and what are the settings - to stop these 
>> responses to pings, please?
>
> I'm not familiar with that router firmware but there should be an 
> option in the firewall settings to block ICMP requests. I'm pretty 
> sure my last Netcomm ADSL/Router had that option.
>
>> As additional info, I am running Ubuntu Lucid (is there something in 
>> Lucid which could be set? - although I have never had to fiddle with 
>> any settings in Ubuntu before so I believe that this is modem 
>> firewall hassle, but then I am not a network geek :-) ).
>
> You could block ICMP via UFW but, that will not stop your router 
> responding to the requests, only the Lucid system. And unless you're 
> running a DMZ directly to said box for some reason, that won't achieve 
> what you want.
>
> As a side note, you may want to see if there is a firmware update 
> available.

Ah, thanks, I just remembered that I came across the menu which allowed 
me to check for upgrades. Must see if there is an upgrade.

BC



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