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[Full-disclosure] Re: (ICMP attacks against TCP) (was Re: HPSBUX01137 SSRT5954
- To: Darren Reed <avalon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: [Full-disclosure] Re: (ICMP attacks against TCP) (was Re: HPSBUX01137 SSRT5954
- From: Fernando Gont <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:37:46 -0300
At 02:50 a.m. 21/07/2005, Darren Reed wrote:
> >I think it is reasonable to say anyone trying to advertise an MTU less
> >than 576 has nefarious purposes in mind.
>
> There are still some radio links with MTUs of 296 bytes.
Go search with google....people still actively use smaller MTUs.
What do you do? Where do you draw the line in the sand?
Again and again: Read the draft at
http://www.gont.com.ar/drafts/icmp-attacks-against-tcp.html
It fixes the problem without having to draw any line.
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Fernando Gont
e-mail: fernando@xxxxxxxxxxx || fgont@xxxxxxx
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