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SMC ROUTER QUESTION

Go into the routers security configuration and turn it off.

reply to Dude111
Responding to ICMP packets is not a huge issue. Not scoring 100% a Steve Gibson test is even less of a concern.

As mentioned, login to the router (cusadmin/highspeed), turn off ICMP, and enjoy your evening.

reply to Dude111
There is nowhere to disable ICMP!!

This thing is a piece of garbage

There's nothing wrong with ICMP. All of the modems my one of my ISPs hands out have the firewall disabled, and pretty much every one of my ISP's modems all reply to ICMP. I've had my modem replying to it for over a year now and recently set up a line monitor. I'm not getting DDoS'd/hacked at all, and I do host servers frequently for games and visit many sites.
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reply to Dude111
Yes but ya still like having the added security of not responding to any pings!!

Well in that case, if you can't find any setting in your SMC to shut off ICMP/Anon Internet Requests, if you have a router already in place why not bridge the modem and use your router's firewall?

By the way if your ISP is Time Warner and you're using one of their SMCs, I did read a post saying that the firmware was just hiding options using either CSS or JavaScript. Might want to look into that.
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reply to Dude111
No i just have this SMC wireless piece of garbage......

It has DNS hijacking,etc...... (Took me awhile to get the DNS issues fixed (ITS JUST A PIECE OF CRAP))

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You enable ping requests??

So your letting hackers,etc know your online??

Not a good thing my friend,you should try to be AS INVISIBLE AS YOU CAN!!

reply to Dude111
Just go to Firewall > Intrusion Detection and in there check the 3 items referring to "Intrusion Detection Feature". Finally, in "Stateful Packet Inspection" check the 5 items as well. Your router will not respond to pings anymore.

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reply to Dude111
Sorry for the late reply. Huge time differences. IMHO, yes. You must enable the router firewall. Once you say some programs won't work right just to NAT > enable it. Next into Virtual Server give access (I mean) open ports to the ones you say are giving you troubles. Just remember, in order to access the virtual server you must have javascripts enabled. Hope it'll be of help.

reply to Dude111
uugghh.....

Thank you

reply to Dude111
How about if i do this.....

If i goto this page

»192.168.0.1/admin/firewall_a.asp

and check the box that says "Enable Access Control" and leave the 2 boxs UNCHECKED at the bottom that says "Respond to pings",will that work even though the firewall is disabled??

PINGS SHOULD NOT BE RESPONDED TO UNLESS THOSE BOXS ARE CHECKED!! (Regardless)

reply to Dude111
In my router and regarding the "Access control" the "Enable Filtering Function" feature has been checked by default. I didn't mess with it.
Frankly, I still don't get why you don't wanna enable the router firewall. Just remember that an hardware firewall is safer than a software one. Even though, you can have both without conflicts.
The way I've described above has been working for me.

reply to Dude111
I suppose i could but i might have issues again with VOIPERIZED im not sure.....

So on yours "Enable Access control" is checked w/o you checking it?

Im wondering if checking this WITHOUT THE FIREWALL ENABLED would prevent pings from being responded to. (Which is the best way)

reply to Dude111
As to Voiperized issue you already know that it uses UDP 4379, right? So, it's in the "Access Control" where you should have configured the above mentioned port.
In the other thread I also notice you've been playing with several router settings including DMZ. If you aren't an expert I advise you not to touch it. DMZ is disabled by default for a reason. "Access control" feature is safer than DMZ.
For me, SMC has been almost like a plug and play router. No big fuss! Playing around with too much settings will give troubles in return.
Here in Europe SMC has a free call support line. My suggestion: get the one in USA and they'll help you better. My guess is that you must start from the beginning.
Last note: if all your ports are stealthed how do they respond to pings? strange...

reply to Dude111
Because the SMC ROUTER is responding to the ping NOT MY COMPUTER (Yes i have EVERY PORT stealthed and i used to pass the GRC (OR any other test) 100% before getting this piece of crap)