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0 pointschaps2y ago0 comments

This isn't helpful. The comment was specifically asking about the probes, not ICMP traffic.

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kube-system2y ago

Anybody can do this same thing, if you're worried about this, you probably don't want inbound ICMP.

chapsOP2y ago

Cool. Thanks. But let's say I do.

kube-system2y ago

Then there's nothing you can do. If you respond to pings, then others can take note of the responses you send.

chapsOP2y ago

You're missing the point that the question is effectively asking for a list of hosts that they can block.

Edit: they provided a method: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37510063

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sgjohnson2y ago

And if you don't respond to pings, a traceroute can still be used to find the hop before yours, which will almost certainly achieve the same result for geolocation purposes.

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kube-system2y ago

Anybody can do this same thing, if you're worried about this, you probably don't want inbound ICMP.

chapsOP2y ago

Cool. Thanks. But let's say I do.

kube-system2y ago

Then there's nothing you can do. If you respond to pings, then others can take note of the responses you send.

chapsOP2y ago

You're missing the point that the question is effectively asking for a list of hosts that they can block.

Edit: they provided a method: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37510063

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sgjohnson2y ago

And if you don't respond to pings, a traceroute can still be used to find the hop before yours, which will almost certainly achieve the same result for geolocation purposes.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse