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From: "Shaun T. Erickson" <ste@smxy.org>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: idle timeout question
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:28:45 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <41251B8D.2020604@smxy.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D5C9032B2B09C64EA2409D6214E91AC90512AD@asimail2.alphanumeric.com>

Jason Opperisano wrote:

>>What is the default idle timout on tcp connections passing through an
>>iptables firewall? If it's modifiable, on a rule by rule basis, how do I
>>do that, and what is the maximum timeout that I can set?
> 
> 
> short answer:  5 days
> 
> long answer:  check out "Table 4-2. Internal states" at:
>   http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/iptables-tutorial.html#TCPCONNECTIONS
> 
> modifiable rule-by-rule?  i do not believe so...
> 
> maximum?  whatever the max value of an unsigned long integer is on your platform--probably something bigger than would be sane to use (4294967295 comes to mind)...

Thanks.

	-ste


  reply	other threads:[~2004-08-19 21:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-19 18:27 idle timeout question Jason Opperisano
2004-08-19 21:28 ` Shaun T. Erickson [this message]
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2004-08-19 14:25 Shaun T. Erickson

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