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* "SYN cookies 'do not allow to use TCP extensions' such as large windows. Reality: SYN cookies don't hurt TCP extensions. A connection saved by SYN cookies can't use large windows; but the same is true without SYN cookies, because the connection would have been destroyed." | * "SYN cookies 'do not allow to use TCP extensions' such as large windows. Reality: SYN cookies don't hurt TCP extensions. A connection saved by SYN cookies can't use large windows; but the same is true without SYN cookies, because the connection would have been destroyed." | ||
** This is only true for machines expected to suffer SYNflood attacks. | ** This is only true for machines expected to suffer SYNflood attacks. | ||
** The usefulness of TCP Large Window Extensions means I disable SYNcookies on internal machines | ** The [[TCP|usefulness of TCP Large Window Extensions]] means I disable SYNcookies on internal machines | ||