Date: Fri, 25 May 2001 14:49:37 -0700 From: Joe Gross <jgross@stimpy.net> To: FreeBSD Security <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: 'nother IPFW question Message-ID: <20010525144937.A60462@felix.stimpy.net> In-Reply-To: <200105251920.f4PJK6L42034@earth.backplane.com>; from dillon@earth.backplane.com on Fri, May 25, 2001 at 12:20:06PM -0700 References: <3B0EA2AE.5B00EB2@gmx.net> <200105251828.f4PIS1Y41320@earth.backplane.com> <20010525194056.A19706@gattaca.yadt.co.uk> <200105251920.f4PJK6L42034@earth.backplane.com>
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On Fri, May 25, 2001 at 12:20:06PM -0700, Matt Dillon wrote: > > I usually do not run identd, but I usually do allow the service > through the firewall so the server not running it can respond with a > TCP reset. Otherwise remote sendmails using auth will stall trying > to send email to you for ~30 seconds. Alternatively the firewall can > be programmed to return an ICMP error itself, but I try to avoid > having the firewall do actual work to make it more resistent to DOS > attacks. Augh! Why wouldn't you just have the firewall refuse the connection? It's a bad idea to pass anything through your firewall that you don't want on your internal network. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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