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Steve_Sutton_87
Nimbostratus
Nimbostratusdiscard - what, exactly, does it do?
Basically, what I really want to know is, what does the browser client get when a rule issues a discard? Do they just hang, or timeout, or get a not found, or what?
Cheers,
Steve...
Matt_Cauthorn_2Nimbostratus
NimbostratusI believe it is very similar to an iptables DROP or ipfw reset (in fact, it may BE ipfw under the covers).
The session is TCP, so it will send a reset and the session just terminates. Basically, to the browser it will look like there is no connectivity at all.
It would be interesting to grab some traffic and confirm this.
Matt
