Uh...no. 8)
(Longer quote from RFC)
Time to Live: 8 bits
This field indicates the maximum time the datagram is allowed to
remain in the internet system. If this field contains the value
zero, then the datagram must be destroyed. This field is modified
in internet header processing. The time is measured in units of
seconds, but since every module that processes a datagram must
decrease the TTL by at least one EVEN IF IT PROCESSES THE DATAGRAM
IN LESS THAN A SECOND[1], the TTL must be thought of only as an upper
bound on the time a datagram may exist. The intention is to cause
undeliverable datagrams to be discarded, and to bound the maximum
datagram lifetime.
Cheers,
[1] Emphasis mine.
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Ben Nagy
Network Security Specialist
Marconi Services Australia Pty Ltd
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Royds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 12:11 PM
> To: Ben Nagy; 'Michael Batchelder'
> Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: PIX and open ports
>
>
> As long as the PIX takes less than 1/2 a second to process
> the packet, it is not breaking the RFC. Remember that the
> TTL was originally supposed to be seconds not hops.
>
>
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