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From: Jason Opperisano <opie@817west.com>
To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: conntrack has problems with syn-ack-psh set
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:50:16 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050101175016.GA10480@bender.817west.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <41D0B008.1030400@cascadiabhc.org>

On Mon, Dec 27, 2004 at 04:59:52PM -0800, Shaun Savage wrote:
> I am have a problem getting iptables to work with a bain dead linksys 
> printserver.  After is receives a syn packet it send a syn-ack-psh 
> packet.  Is psh allowed here?  The conntrack can't find a match and the 
>  packet is INVALID.  NO connection.

SYN-ACK-PSH is not a valid response to a SYN packet.  you will never
get iptables (or any stateful firewall) to recognize this as a valid
connection.  you will have to allow this communication without relying on
"-m state."

-j


  reply	other threads:[~2005-01-01 17:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-12-28  0:59 conntrack has problems with syn-ack-psh set Shaun Savage
2005-01-01 17:50 ` Jason Opperisano [this message]
2005-01-04  8:40   ` Michael Mueller

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