On Fri, 07 Nov 2003 15:30:56 +0200, hena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > if your running linux try something like > iptables -t filter -A INPUT -p tcp -s 0.0.0.0 --syn -j REJECT > --reject-with tcp-reset
that -s 0.0.0.0 won't do what you think. (It will drop all packets that have a source address of 0.0.0.0). I'd not bet on getting right results from '-s 0.0.0.0/0' either. You probably want to: a) Leave the -s 0.0.0.0 off entirely. b) Make this the *last* rule, and have other accepting rules before it. c) Include a ' -m limit --limit 4/sec -j LOG' rule or similar, so you know what it is you're dropping on the floor. d) Actually *LOOK AT* what (c) produces (yes, a daily summary via Perl script is OK). Many sites don't bother doing (d) and then get surprised when they get blindsided by something that the logs had given fair warning for....
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