Re: outgoing SYN blocked even if it is allowed by ipf.rules

This is a discussion on Re: outgoing SYN blocked even if it is allowed by ipf.rules within the IPFilter forums, part of the System Security and Security Related category; Matthias Apitz wrote: > Now my VC tries (for some reason which I don't understand as well) to > ...


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Old 07-25-2007
Carson Gaspar
 
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Default Re: outgoing SYN blocked even if it is allowed by ipf.rules

Matthias Apitz wrote:

> Now my VC tries (for some reason which I don't understand as well) to
> initiate a new TCP session here:
>
> 13:30:08.499026 IP 10.0.1.40.2546 > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.3233: S 49301289:49301289(0) ack 979701897 win 23360 <mss 536>


No, it doesn't. That's a SYN+ACK, not a SYN. You haven't shown us the
SYN packet.

> the line in ipf.rules is:
>
> pass out log first quick on em1 proto tcp from any to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx flags S keep state
>
> Why the traffic 'TCP 10.0.1.40.2546 > xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.3233: SYN' does not
> match the rule?


Because SYN != SYN+ACK.

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