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Date:      Mon, 9 Feb 1998 18:51:14 +0100
From:      Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr (Pierre Beyssac)
To:        jonny@coppe.ufrj.br (Joao Carlos Mendes Luis)
Cc:        avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au, marcs@znep.com, archie@whistle.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: ipfw logs ports for fragments
Message-ID:  <19980209185114.FA55685@mars.hsc.fr>
In-Reply-To: <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br>; from Joao Carlos Mendes Luis on Feb 9, 1998 15:03:09 -0200
References:  <19980209172948.VX49057@mars.hsc.fr> <199802091703.PAA23513@gaia.coppe.ufrj.br>

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According to Joao Carlos Mendes Luis:
> // Multiple paths, for one. A router is not _guaranteed_ to see all
> // fragments, in general.
> 
> Right, for general routers.  But if the machine is my firewall, I expect
> ALL fragments to pass by it.  That's why a sysctl would be handy.

Of course, I agree. But you were asking for "anything in the IP protocol
that would disallow reassembly", that's why I gave a general reason.
-- 
Pierre.Beyssac@hsc.fr

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