On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Andy Walden wrote: > Actually, as far as I know, all switches and routers use the CPU to > process ICMP. It is a control protocol and the safest option is to > ensure the vendor has implemented some sort of CPU rate-limiting so it > can't be overwhelmed. Redbacks SmartEdge 800 replies to atlest ICMP ECHO in the line card ASIC. //tlund