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Date:      Wed, 19 May 2004 00:16:01 +0300
From:      Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
To:        Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ipf log line
Message-ID:  <20040518211601.GD4714@gothmog.gr>
In-Reply-To: <40AA08CB.3070605@meijome.net>
References:  <40AA08CB.3070605@meijome.net>

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On 2004-05-18 22:59, Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> wrote:
> I saw this in my ipf.log (using ipfmon):
>
> 18/05/2004 15:57:21.092537 fxp0 @25:1 S w.x.y.z -> a.b.c.d PR tcp len 20 (40) frag 20@8 IN
>
> where :
> - fpx0 is my interface connected to the outside world
> - w.x.y.z is an IP not related to any system under our control
> - a.b.c.d is the public IP used for NATed traffic from our LAN.
> - @25:1 is : @1 block in log quick from any to any with short group 25
>
> Does the "S" after @25:1 mean it was a packet too short to be a proper
> tcp packet?

The packet has the TCP SYN flag bit set (non-zero).

> What does the frag 20@8 mean?

IIRC, these are the length and starting offset, respectively, of the
blocked fragment within the full IP packet.

- Giorgos



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