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icmp.ping.throttle

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Description

This message occurs when the system receives a burst of ICMP ping packet within a one-second interval. The packets are dropped by the system because these packets could be due to an ICMP attack.

Corrective Action

If the condition persists, determine the network source of the ICMP ping traffic and then block it by using a firewall rule. For assistance in determining the source, contact your network administrator.

Syslog Message

icmp_input: The system dropped %d ping packets after limiting the packets to %d per second.

Parameters

pingDropped (INT): ICMP_ECHO packets dropped due to throttling since the last time this message was generated.
icmpLimit (INT): Maximum number of ICMP packets per second.