Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:14:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:14:26 -0500 Received: from lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.1]:64005 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 2 Mar 2002 18:14:17 -0500 Subject: Re: Network Security hole (was -> Re: arp bug ) To: ja@ssi.bg (Julian Anastasov) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 23:27:16 +0000 (GMT) Cc: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox), erich@uruk.org, szekeres@lhsystems.hu (Szekeres Bela), dang@fprintf.net (Daniel Gryniewicz), linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (linux-kernel) In-Reply-To: from "Julian Anastasov" at Mar 03, 2002 12:46:12 AM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > rp_filter is an add on - not exactly default standards behaviour. If you > > want to make the case that rp_filter = 2 means apply a both way rule then > > I've personally no problem with that argument > > The rp_filter value of 2 is not support from Linux and Language confusion - "if you want to make the case" = "if you want to argue that a value of rp_filter = 2 should in future (after you implement it) mean apply a both way rule - then I agree) I'm glad about your RFC1812 cite btw - the number of problems I've seen with one of the distros defaulting to rp_filter = 1 was large. Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/