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RE: Protecting from SYN floods and other asshole people.

To: "'lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <lvs-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Protecting from SYN floods and other asshole people.
From: Peter Mueller <pmueller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:38:42 -0700
>  I have a LVS cluster up and running directing SMTP,POP3,IMAP 
> to 3 real
> servers using direct route.   The 'ipvsadm -l -c -n' command shows >2k
> connections from one IP address in ESTABLISHED state.  When one times
> another one gets created.  It always seems to hover around 2200
> connections.   The real servs are not working too hard on it because
> tcpserver is rejecting connections (I think).   Can I put an iptables
> entry on the director to block the offending CLass C?  Or, 
> does LVS happen
> before the iptable stuff?

I believe the ipchains/iptables are required to function before any other
applications such as LVS..  so definitely all firewall rules should apply
first.


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