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Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks

From: prue () ISI EDU
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 16:30:15 -0700

A cheap solution for routers who are not expected to forward LAN broadcast
packets is to put a host route in the router to route packets to the
broadcast address to null0.  This reduces the per packet overhead of an
access list and silently discards these bad packets.

Walt

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Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jeffrey S. Curtis (Jul 30)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Craig A. Huegen (Jul 30)
  - Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Craig A. Huegen (Jul 30)
  - Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Edward Henigin (Jul 30)
    - Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jeremy Porter (Jul 30)
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- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jeffrey S. Curtis (Jul 30)
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    - Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jay R. Ashworth (Jul 30)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks prue (Jul 30)
  - Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Alex.Bligh (Jul 31)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Sean Donelan (Jul 30)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Steve Nash (Jul 30)