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Diffstat (limited to 'net/ipv4')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/ipv4/Kconfig | 10 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/ipv4/Kconfig b/net/ipv4/Kconfig index 8e3a1fd938ab..7c3a7d191249 100644 --- a/net/ipv4/Kconfig +++ b/net/ipv4/Kconfig @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ config ARPD If unsure, say N. config SYN_COOKIES - bool "IP: TCP syncookie support (disabled per default)" + bool "IP: TCP syncookie support" ---help--- Normal TCP/IP networking is open to an attack known as "SYN flooding". This denial-of-service attack prevents legitimate remote @@ -328,13 +328,13 @@ config SYN_COOKIES server is really overloaded. If this happens frequently better turn them off. - If you say Y here, note that SYN cookies aren't enabled by default; - you can enable them by saying Y to "/proc file system support" and + If you say Y here, you can disable SYN cookies at run time by + saying Y to "/proc file system support" and "Sysctl support" below and executing the command - echo 1 >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies + echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies - at boot time after the /proc file system has been mounted. + after the /proc file system has been mounted. If unsure, say N. |