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Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections
From: mvgfr () NETCOM COM (Marc Farnum Rendino)
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 14:53:12 -0500
At 9:46 AM -0500 on 99/12/30, Paul Schinder wrote:
The initial Apple patch for this problem fails for a variety of machines...
Please note that the current info says that the problem exists only in certain configurations and that the patch applies only to those machines. From the Apple article on the subject <http://asu.info.apple.com/swupdates.nsf/artnum/n11559>:
...This tuner is only recommended if you are connected to the Internet all the time and have a static IP address. If you obtain your IP address dynamically (from DHCP for example) or if you connect to an Internet Service Provider via a modem, your machine is not likely to be involved with DoS issues... OS Required Mac OS 9; Mac OS 8.6 for PowerMacintosh G4, iBook, and iMac (Slot-loading) computers. Note: This is only for Mac OS 8.6 if you have one of the three computers mentioned above. It is for all Mac OS 9 users...
Many of the reports of difficulties with "OT Tuner" seem to be coming from folks for whom installation is not recommended. - Marc ---------- Seeking to challenge and be challenged in systems engineering and/or software engineering. Systems of preference: Mac and Unix. Resume: <http://together.net/~mvgfr/resume.html>
Current thread:
- Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections Paul Schinder (Dec 30)
- Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections Joel Jaeggli (Dec 30)
- Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections Marc Farnum Rendino (Dec 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections der Mouse (Dec 30)