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-rw-r--r--sysctl.d/50-default.conf2
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d9f4e2be94..bbd1e2d8a1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -70,6 +70,15 @@ CHANGES WITH 240 in spe:
glibc is going to make it available too. This locale enables UTF-8
mode by default, which appears appropriate for 2018.
+ * The "net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter" sysctl will now be set to 2 by
+ default. This effectively switches the RFC3704 Reverse Path filtering
+ from Strict mode to Loose mode. This is more appropriate for hosts
+ that have multiple links with routes to the same networks (e.g.
+ a client with a Wi-Fi and Ethernet both connected to the internet).
+
+ Consult the kernel documetnation for details on this sysctl:
+ https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+
CHANGES WITH 239:
* NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE NAMING CHANGES: systemd-udevd's "net_id"
diff --git a/sysctl.d/50-default.conf b/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
index e263cf0628..b0645f33e7 100644
--- a/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
+++ b/sysctl.d/50-default.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ kernel.sysrq = 16
kernel.core_uses_pid = 1
# Source route verification
-net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
+net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 2
# Do not accept source routing
net.ipv4.conf.all.accept_source_route = 0