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Block incoming pings while allowing outgoing pings
So some of you might say "Well ipfw is stateful packet inspection, why do I need to do the second rule?" Because ipfw dosn't keep state on icmp.
Yeah, you know, as I ate my bagel on the way into work on the subway, I was just saying to myself, "Well, ipfw is stateful packet inspection ... why would I need that second rule?" Then I went, "Duh, of course, you idiot! The answer is simple! Ipfw doesn't keep state on icmp!" I'm speaking a bit tongue in cheek. :-) Does anyone mind translating the text of the above hint into a rudimentary form of English? ;-)
Block incoming pings while allowing outgoing pings
I'm no expert on this, but one of the rules that Brickhouse writes to the ipfw config file and which you cannot change and always comes before any custom rules says:
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