Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix

[Tim Bass <bass () linux silkroad com>]

> Vern tested several other approaches. Random Drop wins.

Understood.  

But....

> I suspect that if the network interface is fast enough compared to
> the processor speed, the machine will wedge when subjected to a fire-hose
> of even good requests.

Not really.  I can attack the servers with 'a fire hose' and the
DoS attack 'works' but the server runs.  I think it is just a problem
with the way I installed the patchs.

I'm working it now.

Thanks again, 

Tim
>       -mo


-- 
We're just two lost souls 
        swimming in a fish bowl, 
                year after year,

Running over the same old ground. 
        What have we found? 
                The same old fears.

        Wish you were here.
                -Roger Waters

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