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13.7. Fragmentation Settings
• NoLog - No logging is carried out under normal circumstances.
• LogSuspect - Logs duplicated fragments if the reassembly procedure has been affected by
"suspect" fragments.
• LogAll - Always logs duplicated fragments.
Default: LogSuspect
Fragmented ICMP
Other than ICMP ECHO (Ping), ICMP messages should not normally be fragmented as they contain
so little data that fragmentation should never be necessary. FragmentedICMP determines the action
taken when NetDefendOS receives fragmented ICMP messages that are not either ICMP ECHO or
ECHOREPLY.
Default: DropLog
Minimum Fragment Length
Minimum Fragment Length determines how small all fragments, with the exception of the final
fragment, of a packet can be expressed in bytes.
Although the arrival of too many fragments that are too small may cause problems for IP stacks, it is
usually not possible to set this limit too high. It is rarely the case that senders create very small
fragments. However, a sender may send 1480 byte fragments and a router or VPN tunnel on the
route to the recipient subsequently reduce the effective MTU to 1440 bytes. This would result in the
creation of a number of 1440 byte fragments and an equal number of 40 byte fragments. Because of
potential problems this can cause, the default settings in NetDefendOS has been designed to allow
the smallest possible fragments, 8 bytes, to pass. For internal use, where all media sizes are known,
this value can be raised to 200 bytes or more.
Default: 8
Reassembly Timeout
A reassembly attempt will be interrupted if no further fragments arrive within Reassembly Timeout
seconds of receipt of the previous fragment.
Default: 65
Max Reassembly Time Limit
A reassembly attempt will always be interrupted Reassembly Time Limit seconds after the first
received fragment arrived.
Default: 90
Reassembly Done Limit
Once a packet has been reassembled, NetDefendOS is able to remember reassembly for this number
of seconds in order to prevent further fragments, for example old duplicate fragments, of that packet
from arriving.
Default: 20
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Chapter 13. Advanced Settings