A. Wright wrote:

Hello All,

It says in the FAQ that using the 'reassemble tcp' scrub option keeps an
observer from guessing how many hosts are behind a NAT gateway.  The main
thing I plan to use this for is to prevent my ISP from finding out I have
more than 1 computer connected, and then start asking me to pay more money
for extra IP addresses.   Problem is that TCP SYN packets that go though my
NAT/pf box still have OS ambiguities.  So my ISP can see that Windows, BSD,
and Linux TCP SYN packets are coming from my cable modem, therefore proving
that I have more than 1 machine, and that I need to be charged accordingly.

Is there a way with pf to "wash" these ambiguities (window size, syn packet
size, etc) away so that all outgoing TCP packets look the same?  Maybe even
set them to user-defined variables, as we already can with 'max-mss' and
'min-ttl'?

Thanks for your time.
Aaron




not really an answer to your question but...

1. tell your isp you have a multiboot machine

2. tell your isp you only have one box (i did, and they believed me)

might be easier for you to try those methods first :)



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