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>but you never get it because you're blocking ICMP. Might not be him -- might be the remote firewall. It's not uncommon to block those responses. With the response the sender knows they found a machine, but that connection wasn't allowed. W/out the response the sender has no way of knowing they found a machine. Annoying if you're trying to debug a valid attempt, but nice if you're trying to prevent hackers from knowing about a machine. -Walden ------------ Walden H Leverich III Tech Software (516) 627-3800 x11 WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.TechSoftInc.com Quiquid latine dictum sit altum viditur. (Whatever is said in Latin seems profound.)
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