Re: syn flood attacked?
/etc/init.d/networking takes care of it but the option is set by default to
"no" in /etc/network/options
~mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hunt" <greg@supplyedge.com>
To: <debian-security@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 12:46 PM
Subject: Re: syn flood attacked?
> echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies
> to turn on syn cookie support once it's compiled into the kernel.
>
> > In this case you are probably a target of a SYN Flood atack.
> > What you have to do is to compile your kernel with option with
> > protect_against_synflood (or something like this, but for sure in
network
> > submenu). Make sure to read the help for this option because compiling
it into
> > kernel isn't enough... (you have to issue a command
> > echo 1 > /don't/remember/where ;) )
>
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