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Date:      Tue, 6 May 1997 13:04:32 +1000 (EST)
From:      "Daniel O'Callaghan" <danny@panda.hilink.com.au>
To:        Archie Cobbs <archie@whistle.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: divert still broken?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.970506130122.4479h-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <199705060046.RAA10264@bubba.whistle.com>

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On Mon, 5 May 1997, Archie Cobbs wrote:

> > >  - When a reject rule applies to an incoming TCP packet, send
> > >    the appropriate TCP response packet (ie., RST) instead of an
> > >    ICMP port unreachable.
> > 
> > I think you want to make this user configurable and perhaps on a per-rule
> > basis.
> 
> This is only with "reject" -- ie., right now it sends an ICMP unreachable.
> There's still "deny" which silently drops.
 

How about 

ipfw add 1000 reset tcp from any to foo 23

So the choices are:
  deny  :  be silent
  reject:  send ICMP !H
  reset :  send RST

Ipfilter allows you to choose to send !H or !N.  How could this be done 
in ipfw?  Is it needed?

Danny



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