Re: ICMP handling in Linux
On 11/04/12 02:07, Martin T wrote:
> It's a well known fact that even most(with exceptions like ASR1K) of
> the high-end Cisco or Juniper routers handle ICMP traffic in routing
> engines not in ASIC's
Debian is software - so I can be relied on to never use ASICs ;-p
<snipped>
> How prioritized is ICMP handling in modern Linux 2.6
> and newer kernels?
ICMP has the same priority as other protocols (by default).
> Is it possible to prioritize ICMP handling in
> kernel?
Sure - assign a lower priority policy to other protocols.
>
>
> regards,
> martin
>
>
If you want more detailed answer to specific situations debian-firewall
"might" be a better list to ask.
Note that Debian also provides a kfreeBSD kernel and HURD servers.
Kind regards
--
Iceweasel/Firefox/Chrome/Chromium/Iceape/IE extensions for finding
answers to questions about Debian:-
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/
Reply to: