Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 11:09:47 -0800 From: The Mad Scientist <madscientist@thegrid.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: watchtower security check output Message-ID: <4.1.19991106110906.00941630@mail.thegrid.net>
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At 10:00 AM 11/6/99 +0000, you wrote: >watchtower kernel log messages: >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 120/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 103/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 115/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 102/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 119/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 116/100 pps >> icmp-response bandwidth limit 119/100 pps I'm guessing this is because I've got the ICMP_BANDLIM option in my kernel, but I'm curious about what exactly it is doing. Does the kernel send out ICMP source quench packets when it detects a flood? What do the numbers and pps mean? Thanks in advance, -Dean To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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