==== Protect your *nix server from SYN flooding ====

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This are some basic anti-script-kiddie sysctl configurations to protect your server from SYN flooding
<file bash /etc/sysctl.conf>
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=1
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter=1
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies=1
net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog=2048
net.ipv4.tcp_synack_retries=3
</file>

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You can apply this changes live without rebooting using sysctl, for example:
<code bash>
sysctl net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter=1
</code>

Source: https://serverfault.com/questions/459607/tune-linux-kernel-against-syn-flood-attack