Subject: Re: FreeBSD IPSTEALTH
To: Rui Paulo <goteki@pixeloverflow.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 12/30/2003 19:13:38
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On Dec 30, 2003, at 6:33 PM, Rui Paulo wrote:

>> From FreeBSD LINT kernel configuration:
>
> # IPSTEALTH enables code to support stealth forwarding (i.e.,
> forwarding
> # packets without touching the ttl).  This can be useful to
> hide firewalls
> # from traceroute and similar tools.

Ah, I just read the code in FreeBSD.  Looks like it would be almost 
trivial to add this code to the NetBSD IP stack.

         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>


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