ipfilter "flags s keep state" question

Dick Hoogendijk dick at nagual.st
Wed Feb 16 16:11:59 GMT 2005


On 16 Feb Murray Taylor wrote:
> tcp rules can use 'keep frags'
> TCP packets allow fragmentation by intermediate routers
> that need re-assembly at the final destination
> 
> On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 08:36, dick hoogendijk wrote:
> > I read a lot of rulesets for ipfilter just to study how others do
> > the job.  I've read the ipf HOWTO too. One thing is still very
> > unclear to me though.  Most rules for tcp have something like "flags
> > S keep state" but *some* have "flags S keep state keep frags"
> > 
> > Can someone explain to me *when* to use keep frags and when not to?
> > The HOWTO is very unclear about this. What exactly is the use of
> > this extra 'keep frags'?

YES, I know tcp packets can get fragmented. I wander however why in most
cases people just use "keep state" and *sometimes* "keep state keep
frags" I really like to know when or when not to use "keep frags"
In other words: when is it really useful and when is it not?

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