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From: Michael Kearey <mutk@iprimus.com.au>
Cc: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org
Subject: Re: ICMP floods
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 17:18:31 +1000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3F8CF4C7.7010909@iprimus.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200310150306.19623.Alistair@nerdnet.ca>

Alistair Tonner wrote:
<Snip>
>>/sbin/iptables -A ICMP -p icmp --icmp-type source-quench -j ACCEPT
>>/sbin/iptables -A ICMP -p icmp --icmp-type time-exceeded -j ACCEPT
>>#/sbin/iptables -A ICMP -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request  -j ACCEPT
   ^


>>/sbin/iptables -A ICMP -p icmp --icmp-type echo-request -m limit --limit
>>5/second  -j ACCEPT
> 
> 
> The  limit rule above will never be used as the packets are allready accepted 
> by the rule above it.
<Snip>

It's commented out isn't it?

Cheers,
Michael



  reply	other threads:[~2003-10-15  7:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-10-15  3:54 ICMP floods Edmund Turner
2003-10-15  7:06 ` Alistair Tonner
2003-10-15  7:18   ` Michael Kearey [this message]
2003-10-15  7:29     ` Edmund Turner
2003-10-15  7:31     ` Alistair Tonner
2003-10-15 16:36 ` Jim Carter
2003-10-16  2:38   ` Edmund Turner

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