From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 9 09:52:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA12253 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 09:52:01 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from itesec.hsc.fr (root@itesec.hsc.fr [192.70.106.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA12178 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 09:51:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from pb@hsc.fr) Received: from mars.hsc.fr (pb@mars.hsc.fr [192.70.106.44]) by itesec.hsc.fr (8.8.8/8.8.5/itesec-1.10-nospam) with ESMTP id SAA22349; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:51:16 +0100 (MET) Received: (from pb@localhost) by mars.hsc.fr (8.8.5/8.8.5/pb-19970301) id SAA24744; Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:51:14 +0100 (MET) Message-ID: <19980209185114.FA55685@mars.hsc.fr> 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 References: <19980209172948.VX49057@mars.hsc.fr> <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br> X-Mailer: Mutt 0.59.1e Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br>; from Joao Carlos Mendes Luis on Feb 9, 1998 15:03:09 -0200 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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