Re: [Snort-users] How does a reject rule work?

You're not going to get 'Destination port unreachable' with ICMP packets
(they address no port). Try with UDP or TCP packets and rule.


bahamin takhtaei wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I wrote an icmp rule with "reject" action and
> test it by echo request packets (ping), but
> I didn't catch any "Destination port unreachable"
> message on the test system. It seems that my
> "reject" rule works as a "drop" rule only! Now
> please tell me What do I to fix this problem?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Bahamin
>
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