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RE: [FW1] Time out for TCP handshake





> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Amin Tora [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent:	Saturday, July 28, 2001 7:53 AM
> To:	[email protected]
> Cc:	'Holland, Stephen'
> Subject:	RE: [FW1] Time out for TCP handshake
> 
> 
> 
> >Without using SynDefender what is the default time Checkpoint 4.1 will
> allow 
> >for the entire TCP handshake to take place before the firewall will close
> the
> >connection.  Also what will be logged if the connection is dropped by 
> > the firewall if the handshake is not finished?
> 
> Stephen:
> 
> During the initial TCP handshake (i.e. SYN, SYN/ACK, ACK) FireWall sets
> the
> timeout value for the connection in the state table to 60seconds.
> 
> You can edit this by editing a file $FWDIR/conf/objects.C with the
> following
> entry:
> 
> :tcpstarttimeout (60)
> 
> After the handshake is completed, the timeout is set to 3600seconds if you
> haven't changed your default Policy->Properties: TCP timeout value...
> 
> ...not sure what will be logged if the handshake is not completed or even
> IF
> anything will be logged at all...  
	[J. Hartmann]  
	When the timer of 60s goes down and after that the first ACK packet
is sent you log will show: "Unknow established TCP packet."

> .peace.
> 
> Amin Tora,CISSP
> ePlus Technology Inc.
> 
> 
> 
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