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 ?
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Many malicious attacks begin with a ping scan. Disabling ICMP echo requests prevents your system’s discovery with a ping. Disable ICMP echo responses temporarily You can temporarily disable the ICMP using the following method but this setting will be erased after the reboot. root@lifelinux:~# echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
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