Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | From | "Hua Zhong" <> | Subject | RE: [RFC PATCH] network: return errors if we know tcp_connect failed | Date | Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:14:14 -0800 |
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> On 11.11.2010 22:58, Hua Zhong wrote: > >> Yes, I realize this is little different than if the > >> SYN was dropped in the first network device, but it is different > >> because we know what happened! We know that connect() call failed > >> and that there isn't anything coming back. > > > > I would argue that -j DROP should behave exactly as the packet is > dropped in the network, while -j REJECT should signal the failure to > the application as soon as possible (which it doesn't seem to do). > > It sends an ICMP error or TCP reset. Interpretation is up to TCP.
Huh? It's the OUTPUT chain we are talking about. There is no ICMP error or TCP reset.
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