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Date:      Tue, 06 Apr 2004 22:12:34 -0400
From:      David <ph1@cogeco.ca>
To:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: SYN attacks (correction)
Message-ID:  <40736392.8060708@cogeco.ca>
In-Reply-To: <402CF87001176A54@> (added by postmaster@iprimus.com.au)
References:  <402CF87001176A54@> (added by postmaster@iprimus.com.au)

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Mark Picone wrote:

> you should add
> net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 to /etc/sysctl.conf so it gets piped into sysctl
> on boot
> or just run sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1 as root

Unlikely the attacks will have both the SYN and FIN flags set.

Perhaps verifying net.inet.tcp.syncookies is set to 1 and use 
ipfw+dummynet to rate limit incoming SYN packets.

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Mark Picone
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2004 10:57 am
> To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> Subject: RE: SYN attacks
> 
> You could try adding this to /etc/sysctl.conf
> 
> sysctl net.inet.tcp.drop_synfin=1
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-security@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Spades
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2004 3:02 am
> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org
> Subject: SYN attacks
> 
> Heya,
> 
> FREEBSD 4.9-STABLE
> 
> Is there anyway to block SYN attacks and prevent it from bring down my
> server?
> 
> Its been attacking for sometime.
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