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Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks
From: Karl Denninger <karl () Mcs Net>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 08:11:13 -0500
On Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 09:03:15PM -0500, Brett Frankenberger wrote:
:: Joe Shaw writes ::Although this is all true, it still doesn't explain the fact that UUNet is allowing broadcast packets through their network. One would think that with the recent increase in broadcast DoS attacks, that UUNet would have taken a much more proactive stance.167.132.194.255 is not a broadcast address. 167.132.2.15 is a broadcast address. How would you expect UUNet to know that? - Brett (brettf () netcom com)
On the device which forwarded the packet(s) to the device which echoes them, it *does* know. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl () MCS Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/~karl | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | NEW! K56Flex modem support is now available Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| 56kbps DIGITAL ISDN DOV on analog lines! Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | 2 FULL DS-3 Internet links; 400Mbps B/W Internal
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- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks, (continued)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks David Lesher (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Dalvenjah FoxFire (Oct 07)
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- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Jay R. Ashworth (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks John A. Tamplin (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Greg A. Woods (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks David Lesher (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks David Lesher (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Karl Denninger (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Joe Shaw (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Brett Frankenberger (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Karl Denninger (Oct 08)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Dan Foster (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Karl Denninger (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Joe Shaw (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Karl Denninger (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Joe Shaw (Oct 08)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Sharif Torpis (Oct 07)
- Re: Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks Dale Drew (Oct 08)