Pinged all devices on the Internet

[KG4CGC]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/29/map-connected-devices_n_5734462.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063

Just thought this might be a bit interesting to those of us who have not yet seen it.

[NQ6U]

Pretty cool, but probably incomplete. Many Internet-connected devices (including my router) are configured so as to not respond to pings from the WAN.

[KC2UGV]

Pretty cool, but probably incomplete. Many Internet-connected devices (including my router) are configured so as to not respond to pings from the WAN.

Surely not complete, but I'd hazard it's a some-what reasonable sample sizing, to demonstrate connectivity.

But yes, definitely not complete. Security Rule 1: Don't answer requests from a party you don't need to. ie, turn off ICMP replies.

[PA5COR]

Set up the router not to react to pinging so they missed me ;)

[XE1/N5AL]

Set up the router not to react to pinging so they missed me ;)
Don't worry, I have alerted them to this oversight. They will arrive shortly to paint a shiny red Internet dot on your roof.

[PA5COR]

With red rooftiles that won't be a problem read camo?