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Re: [FW-1] Fragementation Problem Fix



I thought that in NG, the "Fragementation Problem Fix" was done by
changing ":ipsec_dont_fragment (true)" to ":ipsec_dont_fragment (false)"
for the Firewall module object in question in $FWDIR/conf/objects_5_0.C.



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>Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 18:32:44 -0500
>From: Jim Laverty <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [FW-1] Fragementation Problem Fix
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>modzap is still used in NG, backup your fwmod.o file before you do anything.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mailing list for discussion of Firewall-1
>[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nathan
>Jardine (IT Services)
>Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:40 PM
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: [FW-1] Fragementation Problem Fix
>
>
>
>Can this fragmentation problem fix also be done in NG?  If so is the syntax
>the same?
>
>
>Some applications set the "Don't Fragment" bit on certain packets. When the
>IPSEC headers are added onto the already large packet, the packet basically
>requires fragmentation in order to pass. When Check Point creates the IPSEC
>packet, the Don't Fragment bit it passed onto the new packet. The end
>result, a packet that requires fragmentation to pass, but has the Don't
>Fragment bit set, so can't be fragmented. Packet gets dropped.
>
>You can force FireWall-1 to clear the Don't Fragment bit by setting the
>fw_ipsec_dont_fragment kernel variable as follows:
>
>On an Nokia IPSO system (VPN-1 Appliance or Nokia IP), you will need to
>get the 'modzap' utility from Resolution 1261 in Nokia's Knowledge Base. You
>can then use the following command line to modify the fwhmem parameter and
>reboot the system:
>
> # modzap -s _fw_ipsec_dont_fragment $FWDIR/modules/fwmod.o 0x0
>
>
>
>
>Sincerely,
>Nathan
>
>Nathan Jardine, CCNP, CCSA, CCDA, MCSE
>IT Services, SkillSoft
>Ph; ext 6977
>Cell>[email protected]
>
>SkillSoft, The E-Learning Solutions Company
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><DIV><SPAN class=2003><FONT face=Arial size=2>modzap is still
used
>in NG, backup your fwmod.o file before you do anything.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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>  <DIV></DIV>
>  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
>  face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Mailing
list for
>  discussion of Firewall-1
[mailto:[email protected]]
>  <B>On Behalf Of </B>Nathan Jardine (IT Services)<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday,
>  February 04, 2003 1:40 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
>  [email protected]<BR><B>Subject:</B> [FW-1]
>  Fragementation Problem Fix<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
>  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can this fragmentation problem fix also be
done in
>  NG?&nbsp; If so is the syntax the same?</FONT> </P><BR>
>  <P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Some applications set the "Don't
Fragment"
>  bit on certain packets. When the IPSEC headers are added onto the already
>  large packet, the packet basically requires fragmentation in order to pass.
>  When Check Point creates the IPSEC packet, the Don't Fragment bit it passed
>  onto the new packet. The end result, a packet that requires fragmentation to
>  pass, but has the Don't Fragment bit set, so can't be fragmented. Packet
gets
>  dropped.</FONT></P>
>  <P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>You can force FireWall-1 to clear the
Don't
>  Fragment bit by setting the fw_ipsec_dont_fragment kernel variable as
>  follows:</FONT></P>
>  <P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>On an Nokia IPSO system (VPN-1
Appliance or
>  Nokia IP), you will need to get the 'modzap' utility from Resolution 1261
>  in Nokia's Knowledge Base. You can then use the following command line to
>  modify the fwhmem parameter and reboot the system:</FONT></P>
>  <P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>&nbsp;# modzap -s _fw_ipsec_dont_fragment
>  $FWDIR/modules/fwmod.o 0x0</FONT> </P><BR><BR><BR>
>  <P><B><I><FONT face=Arial>Sincerely,</FONT></I></B><I></I> <BR><I><FONT
>  face=Arial color=#0000ff size=4>Nathan</FONT></I> <BR><FONT face=Arial
>  size=2>&nbsp;</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nathan Jardine, CCNP, CCSA,
>  CCDA, MCSE</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>IT Services, SkillSoft</FONT>
>  <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ph.&nbsp;; ext 6977</FONT>
>  <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cell&nbsp;</FONT> <BR><FONT
>  face=Arial size=2>[email protected]</FONT> </P>
>  <P><FONT face=Arial size=2>SkillSoft, The E-Learning Solutions
Company</FONT>
>  <BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Visit us at</FONT><B> </B><A
>  href="http://www.smartforce.com";><B><U><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
>  size=2>http://www.smartforce.com</FONT></U></B><B></B></A><B></B>
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