Re: 2.2.17 IP masq bug

From: Mike Perry (mikepery@is.so.fscked.org)
Date: Fri Dec 01 2000 - 02:58:46 EST


Thus spake Julian Anastasov (ja@ssi.bg):

> On Fri, 1 Dec 2000, Mike Perry wrote:
>
> > The bug:
> > When I make a connection from any internal node to the one of the other
> > externally routed machines in my lab, then close it, this external machine then
> > becomes unreachable to successive connects from that node.
>
> This problem can be caused from the ICMP redirect. Can these
> commands help?
>
> echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/all/send_redirects
> echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/eth0/send_redirects

Why yes they do. Problem seems to be completely solved. *blush*
At least it wasn't in the HOWTO.

Thanks!

-- 
Mike Perry
http://so.fscked.org
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