# icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts # default value - 1 # If set non-zero, then the kernel will ignore all # ICMP ECHO and TIMESTAMP requests sent to it via broadcast/multicast. type: txt help: Set handling of broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo and timestamp requests comp_help:Possible completions: disable\tDisable processing of broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo/timestamp requests enable\tEnable processing of broadcast IPv4 ICMP echo/timestamp requests default: "disable" syntax:expression: $VAR(@) in "enable", "disable"; "broadcast-ping must be enable or disable" update: if [ x$VAR(@) == xenable ]; then sudo sh -c "echo 0 > \ /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" else sudo sh -c "echo 1 > \ /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts" fi delete: sudo sh -c "echo 1 > \ /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts"