I have a location that is unmanned for several months and would like to leave the ICMP ping feature "ON" to aid in trouble shooting. There are several open ports to access cameras, temp and power monitors as well as sequential power switchers. These have been open for years without issue. There are no active servers or other devices from which sensitive information could be stolen. However, there have been times when the devices become unreachable and it would be nice to know if it is an ISP problem or if the modem and router are down.
I have researched online resources and come across some saying it is not a real security problem to leave the echo on (thereby exposing the existence of the IP address and further exploration by hackers) and others stating that it is a true problem.
Any thoughts? Thanks!
I have researched online resources and come across some saying it is not a real security problem to leave the echo on (thereby exposing the existence of the IP address and further exploration by hackers) and others stating that it is a true problem.
Any thoughts? Thanks!