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Re: Extreme BlackDiamond


From: Tomas Lund <tlund () swip net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 18:08:10 +0200 (CEST)


On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Andy Walden wrote:

Actually, as far as I know, all switches and routers use the CPU to
process ICMP. It is a control protocol and the safest option is to
ensure the vendor has implemented some sort of CPU rate-limiting so it
can't be overwhelmed.

Redbacks SmartEdge 800 replies to atlest ICMP ECHO in the line card ASIC.

//tlund


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