Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:26:37 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Mr. K." <bsd@inbox.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: limit connections per IP? Message-ID: <84894.947694397@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:12:47 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000112111121.15989A-100000@inbox.org>
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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:12:47 EST, "Mr. K." wrote: > Is there a way (perhaps with ipfw?) to limit the number of connections an > IP address can make to your system? This seems to be the only way to > handle a DOS attack from filling up your listen queue. Depends on the software. If you start things up out of inetd(8), then there's per-service and global rate-limiting available. Consult the inetd(8) manual page for details. Otherwise, the options available to you are application specific and thus effective only on a per-service basis, if at all. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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