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Re:Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me by conradludgate on Monday August 25, 2025 @05:23PM (#45019200)
How do you silently drop a TCP connection? Closing the socket fd usually results in a FIN packet being sent whether I want it to or not.

Additionally, it's not going to be using that many resources before your kernel sends it a RST next time a data packet is sent

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Re:Ban me at the IP level if you don't like me by ronsor on Monday August 25, 2025 @05:32PM (#45019297)
TCP_REPAIR: https://tinselcity.github.io/TCP_Repair/
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