UDP Packet reassembly

[Stephen Clark]

On 07/30/2011 11:37 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> In message<4E345767.5070408 at earthlink.net>, Stephen Clark writes:
>    
>> Hello List,
>>
>> Didn't see this show up in the mailing list so I am resending.
>>
>>
>>
>> Could someone enlighten me as to when FreeBSD 6.3 does UDP packet reassembly?
>>
>> I am having a problem where I am getting a fragmented udp packet (2 pieces)
>> everthing is
>> fine if I get the first frag first. but if the second frag comes first then b
>> oth
>> fragments get dropped.
>>
>> I am using ipfilter and a bimap to redirect these packets to a host inside of
>>
>> the FreeBSD box,
>> so I suspicion it is ipfilter causing the drops.
>>
>> I know, I know 6.3 is ancient history, but any insight would be appreciated.
>>      
> Know issue, http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/82806
>
>    
>> Thank,
>> Steve
>>      

Thanks to everbody that responded.

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