Sometimes you may want to disable ping response for many reasons, may be for a security reason… This article explains how do I disable the ping response on Linux ?
Disable ping response Temporarily
To disable the PING response, login as root and type the following command
# echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
To reenable the PING response do this:
# echo 0 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
Disable ping response Permanently
Edit the /etc/sysctl.conf file and add the following line
net.ipv4.conf.icmp_echo_ignore_all = 1
Execute sysctl -p to enforce this setting immediately
# sysctl -p