IP: Re: [ "fun" to read djf] Gibson stops 13-year-old DOS `terrorist,' but says W2K and XP will fail and fall

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "Steve Wolfe" <telomere () codon com>
> To: <farber () cis upenn edu>
> Subject: Re: Re: [ "fun" to read djf]  Gibson stops 13-year-old 
> DOS  `terrorist,' but says W2K and XP will fail and fall
> Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 11:16:06 -0600
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>
> > > Linux and other machines routinely allow such things.  And for a
> (pretty
> > > good) reason that applies also to Windows machines - if a machine is to
> > > act as a router, it *must* be able to generate a source IP address
> > > different than its own.
>
>
>    Steve Gibson's site has always been slanted toward scare-tactics and
> incomplete information, and this falls in about the same category.  As
> pointed out, machines that need to act as routers NEED this feature, and
> Steve's right - it can be used for abuse.  What he DIDN'T tell you is that
> any sane network administrator will implement egress packet filtering on
> their routers - in short, disallowing any packet from being sent which did
> not originate from their network.  Then, even if IP spoofing is used, the
> packets don't leave your network, and the Internet is not affected
> (although your router may be slow for you).
>
> steve



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