Why can't a server be pinged if net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter is set on the server?

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Issue

  • Why can't a server be pinged if net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter is set on the server?
  • What is rp_filter?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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