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diff --git a/net/tcptraceroute-devel/pkg-descr b/net/tcptraceroute-devel/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index a25b74bedc74..000000000000 --- a/net/tcptraceroute-devel/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,17 +0,0 @@ -tcptraceroute is a traceroute implementation using TCP packets. - -The more traditional traceroute(8) sends out either UDP or ICMP ECHO packets -with a TTL of one, and increments the TTL until the destination has been -reached. By printing the gateways that generate ICMP time exceeded messages -along the way, it is able to determine the path packets are taking to reach -the destination. - -The problem is that with the widespread use of firewalls on the modern -Internet, many of the packets that traceroute(8) sends out end up being -filtered, making it impossible to completely trace the path to the destination. -However, in many cases, these firewalls will permit inbound TCP packets to -specific ports that hosts sitting behind the firewall are listening for -connections on. By sending out TCP SYN packets instead of UDP or ICMP ECHO -packets, tcptraceroute is able to bypass the most common firewall filters. - -WWW: http://michael.toren.net/code/tcptraceroute/ |