Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:51:14 +0100 From: Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr (Pierre Beyssac) To: jonny@coppe.ufrj.br (Joao Carlos Mendes Luis) Cc: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au, marcs@znep.com, archie@whistle.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ipfw logs ports for fragments Message-ID: <19980209185114.FA55685@mars.hsc.fr> In-Reply-To: <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br>; from Joao Carlos Mendes Luis on Feb 9, 1998 15:03:09 -0200 References: <19980209172948.VX49057@mars.hsc.fr> <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br>
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According to Joao Carlos Mendes Luis: > // Multiple paths, for one. A router is not _guaranteed_ to see all > // fragments, in general. > > Right, for general routers. But if the machine is my firewall, I expect > ALL fragments to pass by it. That's why a sysctl would be handy. Of course, I agree. But you were asking for "anything in the IP protocol that would disallow reassembly", that's why I gave a general reason. -- Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe hackers" in the body of the message
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