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Enabling Protection Against a Ping of Death Attack

A grossly oversized ICMP packet can trigger a range of adverse system reactions such as denial of service (DoS), crashing, freezing, and rebooting.

Before You Begin
For background information, read Understanding Ping of Death Attacks.

You can use either J-Web or the CLI configuration editor to enable protection against a ping of death attack. The specified zone is where the attack originates.

This topic covers:

J-Web Configuration
CLI Configuration
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