[PATCH] SYN issue

[David DeSimone]

Zachary Loafman <zachary.loafman at isilon.com> wrote:
>
> After correcting the above, any SYN that doesn't exactly match
> the initial sequence number results in a RST|ACK response and the
> ESTABLISHED connection being dropped.

Maybe I am jumping to conclusions here, but does this mean that someone
can spoof a SYN from your IP and source port and force your connection
to be torn down?

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David DeSimone == Network Admin == fox at verio.net
  "I don't like spinach, and I'm glad I don't, because if I
   liked it I'd eat it, and I just hate it." -- Clarence Darrow


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