Re: options TCP_DROP_SYNFIN

From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav (des@ofug.org)
Date: 01/13/02


To: Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org>
From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Date: 13 Jan 2002 05:16:52 +0100

Bill Fumerola <billf@mu.org> writes:
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 04:32:52PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > You've never run an IRC server, have you?
> is that the requirement for commenting?

No, but his comments made it clear that he was not familiar with the
attack patterns IRC servers were subject to.

> ok, i don't see any reasons why
> this is a kernel option when the exact same functionality is available
> from both firewall facilities we currently ship.

Overhead. That might not be an issue anymore, though. I don't know
how fast ipfw is these days.

DES

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