drop or reject

drop or reject

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drop or reject Robin Lynn Frank 03-02-2005
Posted by Robin Lynn Frank on March 2, 2005, 12:22 am
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I've always believed that dropping things was better than rejecting
except, possibley where I was testing our network from the outside.

Are there circumstances anyone can think of where reject would be
preferable?

TIA


Posted by on March 1, 2005, 7:18 pm
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Dropping throws the packets into the bit bucket and takes no further
action. Rejecting will do the same but send an ICMP response back to
the originating host. So it is most likely in your best interest to
keep on droppin'.



Posted by CyberDroog on March 2, 2005, 6:58 am
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>I've always believed that dropping things was better than rejecting
>except, possibley where I was testing our network from the outside.
>
>Are there circumstances anyone can think of where reject would be
>preferable?

Doesn't much matter since if the port is closed, it's closed. But dropping
packets is, in fact, a dead giveaway that the system exists.

--
ARREST, v.t. Formally to detain one accused of unusualness.

- Ambrose Bierce



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