Re: FreeBSD 4.x Bug with ICMP Error Messages

[Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai () FREEBSD ORG>]

-On [20001016 07:00], Ofir Arkin (ofir () ITCON-LTD COM) wrote:
> It is long known that FreeBSD uses a wrong IP Identification number
> with its ICMP Error Messages. This fact was discovered by Fyodor
> long ago.

[snip]

> FreeBSD 4.x simply flips between the first 8bits to the second 8
> bits.

This problem was fixed by Ruslan Ermilov <ru () freebsd org> when the
problem was brought to our attention by means of a Problem Report [PR].
If I remember everything correctly, this is fixed in 4-STABLE and
5-CURRENT since early August.

We encourage users to update to 4-STABLE if this programming mistake
causes any problems for them.

HTH,

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