User Manual Part 2

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422 Check Point Safe@Office User Guide
Table 70: Ping of Death Fields
In this field… Do this…
Action Specify what action to take when a Ping of Death attack occurs, by selecting
one of the following:
• Block. Block the attack. This is the default.
• None. No action.
Track Specify whether to log Ping of Death attacks, by selecting one of the
following:
• Log. Log the attack. This is the default.
• None. Do not log the attack.
LAND
In a LAND attack, the attacker sends a SYN packet, in which the source address and port
are the same as the destination (the victim computer). The victim computer then tries to
reply to itself and either reboots or crashes.
You can configure how LAND attacks should be handled.