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15-6 Firewall Configuration
Table 15-1 Attack Alert
FIELD DESCRIPTION DEFAULT VALUES
One Minute High This is the rate of new half-open sessions
that causes the firewall to start deleting
half-open sessions. When the rate of new
connection attempts rises above this
number, the ZyWALL deletes half-open
sessions as required to accommodate
new connection attempts.
100 half-open sessions per
minute. The above numbers
cause the ZyWALL to start
deleting half-open sessions
when more than 100 session
establishment attempts have
been detected in the last minute,
and to stop deleting half-open
sessions when fewer than 80
session establishment attempts
have been detected in the last
minute.
Maximum Incomplete
Low
This is the number of existing half-open
sessions that causes the firewall to stop
deleting half-open sessions. The ZyWALL
continues to delete half-open requests as
necessary, until the number of existing
half-open sessions drops below this
number.
80 existing half-open sessions.
Maximum Incomplete
High
This is the number of existing half-open
sessions that causes the firewall to start
deleting half-open sessions. When the
number of existing half-open sessions
rises above this number, the ZyWALL
deletes half-open sessions as required to
accommodate new connection requests.
Do not set Maximum Incomplete High to
lower than the current Maximum
Incomplete Low number.
100 existing half-open sessions.
The above values causes the
ZyWALL to start deleting half-
open sessions when the number
of existing half-open sessions
rises above 100, and to stop
deleting half-open sessions with
the number of existing half-open
sessions drops below 80.
TCP Maximum
Incomplete
This is the number of existing half-open
TCP sessions with the same destination
host IP address that causes the firewall to
start dropping half-open sessions to that
same destination host IP address. Enter a
number between 1 and 250. As a general
rule, you should choose a smaller number
for a smaller network, a slower system or
limited bandwidth.
10 existing half-open TCP
sessions.