Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 00:10:21 +0200 From: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk> To: Mike Silbersack <silby@silby.com> Cc: Scott Renfro <scott@renfro.org>, Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG, Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@flugsvamp.com>, Bill Fenner <fenner@research.att.com>, Cory Scott <cory@crazypenguin.com> Subject: Re: Proposed change to icmp_may_rst induced ENETRESET Message-ID: <20010828001021.I65064@skriver.dk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.30.0108271652040.96218-100000@niwun.pair.com>; from silby@silby.com on Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 04:54:31PM -0400 References: <20010827150923.L55723@skriver.dk> <Pine.BSF.4.30.0108271652040.96218-100000@niwun.pair.com>
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On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 04:54:31PM -0400, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Jesper Skriver wrote: > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:23:31PM -0700, Scott Renfro wrote: > > > You have a valid point that icmp_may_rst changes nmap's behavior, even > > > with the proposed patch. If you want nmap's historic behavior (admin > > > prohib ==> filtered), then turning off icmp_may_rst works. With > > > icmp_may_rst turned on and the patch commited, you get the other > > > behavior (admin prohib ==> closed). Without the patch, nmap spews > > > errors and would need a FreeBSD-specific change. > > > > I pretty much doesn't care, Jonathan, Bill, Mike what do you think ? > > > > /Jesper > > Seems best to have icmp admin-prohibited return what a RST would, just to > be compatible with the widest range of apps, IMHO. Ack, committed to -current /Jesper -- Jesper Skriver, jesper(at)skriver(dot)dk - CCIE #5456 Work: Network manager @ AS3292 (Tele Danmark DataNetworks) Private: FreeBSD committer @ AS2109 (A much smaller network ;-) One Unix to rule them all, One Resolver to find them, One IP to bring them all and in the zone to bind them. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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