From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alan Cox Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:03:01 +0000 Message-ID: <20080205160301.7b2369ee@core> References: <47a79d64.16538c0a.5b6a.ffffb0fe@mx.google.com> <20080205155558.GA23145@one.firstfloor.org> <20080205154213.059ac6e8@core> <20080205163912.GB23145@one.firstfloor.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Andi Kleen , Glenn Griffin , netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org To: Andi Kleen Return-path: Received: from outpipe-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.250]:58137 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-FAIL-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752442AbYBEQIn (ORCPT ); Tue, 5 Feb 2008 11:08:43 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20080205163912.GB23145@one.firstfloor.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: > Also your sub PC class appliances rarely run LISTEN servers anyways > that are open to the world. Really. The ones that first come to mind often have exposed ports including PDA devices and phones. (Ditto low end PC boxes - portscan an EEPC some day ;)) Is the other stuff enough - good question, and can be measured easily enough on a little dlink router or similar. Alan