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Normal behaviour, when a TCP SYN segment is received on a port where |
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Normal behaviour, when a TCP SYN segment is received on a port where |
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there is no socket accepting connections, is for the system to return |
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there is no socket accepting connections, is for the system to return |
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a RST segment, and drop the connection. The connecting system will |
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a RST segment, and drop the connection. The connecting system will |
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see this as a "Connection reset by peer". By setting the TCP blackhole |
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see this as a "Connection refused". By setting the TCP blackhole |
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MIB to a numeric value of one, the incoming SYN segment |
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MIB to a numeric value of one, the incoming SYN segment |
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is merely dropped, and no RST is sent, making the system appear |
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is merely dropped, and no RST is sent, making the system appear |
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as a blackhole. By setting the MIB value to two, any segment arriving |
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as a blackhole. By setting the MIB value to two, any segment arriving |