David Miller wrote:
From: lepton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:16:17 +0800
Hi,
In some situation, icmp_reply and ip_send_reply will send
out packet with the wrong source addr, the following patch
will fix this.
I don't understand why we must use rt->rt_src in the current
code, if this is a wrong fix, please correct me.
Signed-off-by: Lepton Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
That the address is wrong is your opinion only :-)
Mine too, since an ICMP reply from an unexpected source IP is likely to
be logged as a probe and dropped.
Source address selection is a rather complex topic, and
here we are definitely purposefully using the source
address selected by the routing lookup for the reply.
--
Bill Davidsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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