Re: how to generate a host/network unreachable

Robert Forsman (thoth@cis.ufl.edu)
Tue, 04 Jun 1996 15:04:01 EDT

dlc@silcom.com (Dave Carmean) ,in message <199606041847.LAA00952@beach.silcom.c
om>, wrote:

> Just place an outbound filter on the "OUT" port denying packets
> with a destination address for your "INSIDE" networks.

I think this solution would not generate the "network unreachable" message.
I don't want the packets to disappear into a black hole. I want them to
generate an error.

> > Obviously some gear can do this or any packet that was destined for the v
>> oid
> > would play ping-pong forever.
>
>
> Only until the Time-To-Live expires.

oh,

yeah.

forgot about that.