* Maciej Soltysiak ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > Be more specific about "with faked IP address". If the src of icmp
> > dst port unreachable does not match the dst of the original request
> > it will simply get dropped with no effect.
> >
> > Ramin
> well i was talking about Fabrice Marie's patch to cvs that allows to use
> -j REJECT --fake-source 10.1.1.1
> 
> i would like Fabrice to elaborate on that a bit.
> As you Ramin noticed, icmp not elicited by our packets, will get dropped
> by the kernel. if we change the source ip, they will get dropped.

They will?  Is that specific to 'icmp dst port'?  I thought routers
between the source and the destination could return ICMP errors with
their IP address if there is not route or such...

> Or not? Please explain anyone, what is the use of this patch to REJECT
> target.

Well, one interesting idea is a firewall bridge which doesn't actually
have an IP address of its own being able to send ICMP error back saying
unreachable as if it was the destiation machine... :)

        Stephen

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