netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

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Message-ID: <20080205161453.151e23e0@core>
Date:	Tue, 5 Feb 2008 16:14:53 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Glenn Griffin <ggriffin.kernel@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add IPv6 support to TCP SYN cookies

> What kind of LISTEN ports? And does it matter if they're DoS'ed?

I guess that depends on the opinion of the owner

- Push based mobile services
- Email delivery
- VoIP
- Management ports
- Peer to peer data transfer
- Instant messaging direct user/user connections

Some of that can also be hardened using IP filter rules

> > Is the other stuff enough - good question, and can be measured easily
> > enough on a little dlink router or similar.
> 
> My guess would be that it is.

Alan
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