Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:29:16 -0500 From: Don Bowman <don@sandvine.com> To: 'Julian Elischer' <julian@elischer.org>, Don Bowman <don@sandvine.com> Cc: "'freebsd-net@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: IPFW question with options and fwd rule Message-ID: <FE045D4D9F7AED4CBFF1B3B813C8533701023046@mail.sandvine.com>
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> From: Julian Elischer [mailto:julian@elischer.org] > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002, Don Bowman wrote: > > > > > If I create a rule to 'fwd' packets with a particular TCP option > > set (or IP option) to a specific local port, and then I accept > > on that port, will subsequent packets without that option work? > > ... > well, no, because 5555 != 1234 :-) > but, assuming that your rule said 5555, then it would only > reach you if > it has the ts option set. > > to be forwarded a packet must match teh rule.. > subsequent packewts must ALSO match the rule. Sigh, I guess TANSTAAFL shows true. I was hoping once the PCB was setup that it could act like some sort of packet attractor. Or in other words, to get the packet stream to play follow the leader on the syn. --don (don@sandvine.com www.sandvine.com) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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