> A better solution would be for your firewall to
> RESET, rather than DROP the connection.  This way
> the remote server tears down it's query, rather than
> waiting for a timeout.

Okay, that sounds reasonable.  However, this should be done for all IP
addresses, not just the hosts occupying IP addresses, correct?  I'd hate
to see someone use this as a method to map your network...

How is this accomplished with your everyday packet filter?

Dave


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