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Re: udp packet storms
From: perry () imsi com (Perry E. Metzger)
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 08:13:54 -0500
Peter Wemm says:
Darren Reed writes:Sorry, I missed out on the reason why we should disable discard. Would you mind explaining it ? I thought it was like it's name sake - a sink hole (blackhole if you like) for packets. Sort of like /dev/null.tcp discard allows a "hostile" remote site to pump in a large amount of traffic into your net, possibly congesting your link to the internet.
That can be done without having discard around, you know. I can simply spray you with UDP datagrams on any port whether you accept them or not -- routers are not psychic, you know. They pass on the traffic regardless unless they are rigged to filter -- and usually they aren't. Perry
Current thread:
- udp packet storms Tim Newsham (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Chris Ellwood (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Darren Reed (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Chris Ellwood (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Peter Wemm (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Perry E. Metzger (Oct 31)
- Re: udp packet storms Darren Reed (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Chris Ellwood (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Pat Myrto (Oct 29)
- Re: udp packet storms Darren Reed (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms John Hawkinson (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Mark A. Fullmer (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Darren Reed (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Charles Howes (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Darren Reed (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Wietse Venema (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Jas (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Perry E. Metzger (Oct 30)
- Re: udp packet storms Tim Newsham (Oct 30)