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April 1996, Week 3

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Bruce Toback <[log in to unmask]>
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Bruce Toback <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 20 Apr 1996 09:03:53 -0700
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Daniel Kosack writes:
> Be sure that you drop source routed frames and source IP addresses;
> they can be a real pain on a network.  Most routers drop source routed
> frames, but not source IPs.
 
Huh? How do you drop source IP addresses? And why would you want to? It's a
bit difficult to open a TCP connection if you don't know the address you're
supposed to be handshaking with. Other transport-layer protocols also rely on
the source IP address.
 
-- Bruce
 
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