Re: The "Mac DoS Attack," a Scheme for Blocking Internet Connections

[mvgfr () NETCOM COM (Marc Farnum Rendino)]

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
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