Re: [Linux Diffserv] Re: [PATCH] Inbound Connection Control mechanism:

Sridhar Samudrala (samudrala@us.ibm.com)
Fri, 3 Aug 2001 09:40:07 -0700 (PDT)


On Sun, 29 Jul 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > Our patch can be used along with SYN policing to prioritize incoming
> > connection requests on a socket. SYN policing can be used to limit
> > the rate of a particular class, but it cannot be used to prioritize a
>
> No. Because you cant prove the packets are not spoofed. An attacker
> becomes able to block classes

The aim of our patch is not to protect against a denial of service kind of
attack. It is more targeted towards a server that is getting overloaded
with valid connection requests. In such a scenario, this mechanism will
provide better latency and connection rate for higher priority connections.

Thanks
Sridhar

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