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Re: Negative IP Packets - Risky?

From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry () piermont com>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 23:23:38 -0400


James Rowley writes:

By sending negative IP packets to a network, you can crash the server.


What, exactly, is a "negative IP packet"? I've never heard this term
before, and I find the question, er, odd.

Is anyone else aware of this & possible precautions that one can take?

sincerely,

James Rowley - Eudemonic Solutions, Edinburgh, SCOTLAND