How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Bas

07-04-2007

Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its
Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC
invisible on the Internet.

07-05-2007

"AChung" <AChung@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6B19A99D-5187-4ABB-B424-BA9F88CC43AD@microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its
> Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my
> PC
> invisible on the Internet.

Ipsec is on Vista but I don't know about Home Basic.

http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_tr...with_ipsec.htm

If you want the machine to be invisable to the the Internet with all inbound
unsolicited traffic block to the machine by default, then put the machine
behind a NAT router.

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp

07-05-2007

"AChung" wrote:

> Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its
> Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC
> invisible on the Internet.

By default, "Ping reply" is disabled.
By default, with Windows Vista firewall all computers are invisible on the
Internet

07-05-2007

Dear Mr Arnold

Thank you for your detailed information.

Regards.

"Mr. Arnold" wrote:

>
> "AChung" <AChung@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6B19A99D-5187-4ABB-B424-BA9F88CC43AD@microsoft.com...
> > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its
> > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my
> > PC
> > invisible on the Internet.
>
> Ipsec is on Vista but I don't know about Home Basic.
>
> http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_tr...with_ipsec.htm
>
> If you want the machine to be invisable to the the Internet with all inbound
> unsolicited traffic block to the machine by default, then put the machine
> behind a NAT router.
>
> http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp
>
>

07-05-2007

Hi, BillD

Thank you for your advice.

Regards.

"BillD" wrote:

>
>
> "AChung" wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its
> > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC
> > invisible on the Internet.
>
> By default, "Ping reply" is disabled.
> By default, with Windows Vista firewall all computers are invisible on the
> Internet

07-04-2007	#1 (permalink)
AChung Guest	How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Bas Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC invisible on the Internet.

07-05-2007	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Arnold Guest	Re: How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Bas "AChung" <AChung@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:6B19A99D-5187-4ABB-B424-BA9F88CC43AD@microsoft.com... > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my > PC > invisible on the Internet. Ipsec is on Vista but I don't know about Home Basic. http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_tr...with_ipsec.htm If you want the machine to be invisable to the the Internet with all inbound unsolicited traffic block to the machine by default, then put the machine behind a NAT router. http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp

07-05-2007	#3 (permalink)
BillD Guest	RE: How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Bas "AChung" wrote: > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC > invisible on the Internet. By default, "Ping reply" is disabled. By default, with Windows Vista firewall all computers are invisible on the Internet

07-05-2007	#4 (permalink)
AChung Guest	Re: How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Dear Mr Arnold Thank you for your detailed information. Regards. "Mr. Arnold" wrote: > > "AChung" <AChung@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:6B19A99D-5187-4ABB-B424-BA9F88CC43AD@microsoft.com... > > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its > > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my > > PC > > invisible on the Internet. > > Ipsec is on Vista but I don't know about Home Basic. > > http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_tr...with_ipsec.htm > > If you want the machine to be invisable to the the Internet with all inbound > unsolicited traffic block to the machine by default, then put the machine > behind a NAT router. > > http://www.homenethelp.com/web/explain/about-NAT.asp > >

07-05-2007	#5 (permalink)
AChung Guest	RE: How to disable ICMP echo requests (Ping) on Windows Vista Home Hi, BillD Thank you for your advice. Regards. "BillD" wrote: > > > "AChung" wrote: > > > Is it possible to disable Ping reply on Windows Vista Home Basic or its > > Windows Firewall? The setting is recommended by GRC's ShieldsUP making my PC > > invisible on the Internet. > > By default, "Ping reply" is disabled. > By default, with Windows Vista firewall all computers are invisible on the > Internet

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