Hey Danny --
f = flags
In the 13th byte offset of the TCP header are the session flags. The upper nibble of the byte is reserved bits and ACK and URG. The lower nibble is SYN, FIN, RST, and PSH....So, 0x11 = SYN/ACK.
l = length (in bytes) of the TCP payload.
In your case, zero, because SYN/ACK's don't normally carry a payload.
Your alarm is either (a) a reply from Hotmail to your initial attempt at a connection that go lost; (b) someone spoofed your address SYN scanning a Hotmail server; or (c) a corrupted packet that found its way to you....
Hope this helps....
Best regards,
Sam
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Subject: IP flag values

Does anyone have or know where to get a complete list of IP flags and their relationships? (In the log/email entry below it's the f= value). Also, the I= values... ACK...
 
Danny H. Cox
 

EMAIL NO: 2

DATE: Mon 2001-08-27 11:28:26

TIME: 11:28:26

INTERFACE: (xl0)

ALARM TYPE: Block

IP PACKET: TCP [216.33.236.41/80]-->[xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/36963] l=0 f=0x11

[g7.law7.hotmail.com/80]-->[xxx.net/36963]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:

IP packet was rejected.

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