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Subject: Re: test SYN cookies (was Re: SYN cookies security bugfix?)
To: ecashin@terry.uga.edu (Ed L Cashin)
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 22:34:56 +0000 (GMT)
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> Is there anyone who has any evidence that SYN cookies do anything in
> kernel 2.2.x?  If so, how did you get that evidence, because I would
> like to reproduce it.

They work fine for me in 2.2.19/2.2.20. Make sure you compile them in and 
turn them on. Also remember syn cookies ensure connection completions for
real connections, they dont deal with servers that simply cant keep up with
real work
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