Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 11:17:06 -0700 From: Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> To: Chris Shenton <cshenton@uucom.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Inetd -l: log *all* connection attempts (not just valid svcs) Message-ID: <19990923111705.A3938@wopr.caltech.edu> In-Reply-To: <lfln9xh4wn.fsf@Samizdat.uucom.com>; from Chris Shenton on Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 02:14:00PM -0400 References: <lfr9jpis9s.fsf_-_@Samizdat.uucom.com> <19990923081153.B668@wopr.caltech.edu> <lfln9xh4wn.fsf@Samizdat.uucom.com>
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On Thu, Sep 23, 1999 at 02:14:00PM -0400, Chris Shenton wrote: > As to the name of the variable... you guys are the zaniest :-) Yes; it's far from obvious. It makes sense once you understand what it does, but when looking for its functionality, I wouldn't think of the phrase "in vain". > (When did this variable appear?) It's been around for a while: revision 1.41 date: 1996/04/04 10:46:39; author: phk; state: Exp; lines: +13 -2 Log TCP syn packets for ports we don't listen on. Controlled by: sysctl net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain: 1 Log UDP syn packets for ports we don't listen on. Controlled by: sysctl net.inet.udp.log_in_vain: 1 Suggested by: Warren Toomey <wkt@cs.adfa.oz.au> -- Matthew Hunt <mph@astro.caltech.edu> * UNIX is a lever for the http://www.pobox.com/~mph/ * intellect. -J.R. Mashey To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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