diff --git a/Samples/one-interface/rules b/Samples/one-interface/rules
index 8b1bfbf93..a3ac5175e 100644
--- a/Samples/one-interface/rules
+++ b/Samples/one-interface/rules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#
+L#
 # Shorewall version 4.0 - Sample Rules File for one-interface configuration.
 # Copyright (C) 2006 by the Shorewall Team
 #
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 #ACTION		SOURCE		DEST		PROTO	DEST	SOURCE		ORIGINAL	RATE		USER/	MARK
 #							PORT	PORT(S)		DEST		LIMIT		GROUP
 
-# Reject Ping from the "bad" net zone.. and prevent your log from being flooded..
+# Drop Ping from the "bad" net zone.. and prevent your log from being flooded..
 
-Ping/REJECT	net		$FW
+Ping/DROP	net		$FW
 
 # Permit all ICMP traffic FROM the firewall TO the net zone
 
diff --git a/Samples/three-interfaces/rules b/Samples/three-interfaces/rules
index e626e2d1b..59b47523e 100644
--- a/Samples/three-interfaces/rules
+++ b/Samples/three-interfaces/rules
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ SSH/ACCEPT      loc             dmz
 DNS/ACCEPT	dmz		net
 
 
-# Reject Ping from the "bad" net zone.
+# Drop Ping from the "bad" net zone.
 
-Ping/REJECT     net             $FW
+Ping/DROP   	net             $FW
 
 #
 #       Make ping work bi-directionally between the dmz, net, Firewall and local zone
diff --git a/Samples/two-interfaces/rules b/Samples/two-interfaces/rules
index 4a26c523d..d922c14f6 100644
--- a/Samples/two-interfaces/rules
+++ b/Samples/two-interfaces/rules
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ SSH/ACCEPT	loc		$FW
 Ping/ACCEPT	loc		$FW
 
 #
-# Reject Ping from the "bad" net zone.. and prevent your log from being flooded..
+# Drop Ping from the "bad" net zone.. and prevent your log from being flooded..
 #
 
-Ping/REJECT	net		$FW
+Ping/DROP	net		$FW
 
 ACCEPT		$FW		loc		icmp
 ACCEPT		$FW		net		icmp