Date: Fri, 13 Sep 1996 01:41:36 -0700 (PDT) From: Michael Dillon <michael@memra.com> To: iap@vma.cc.nd.edu Cc: linuxisp@jeffnet.org, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, os2-isp@dental.stat.com Subject: Re: SYN attacks in the Washington Post Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960913013957.11005M-100000@sidhe.memra.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.960913100159.14681B-100000@zapata.omnix.fr.org>
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On Fri, 13 Sep 1996 didier@omnix.fr.org wrote: > > SYN attacks in the Washington Post. This is serious stuff... > > > > Read all about it at > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1996-09/12/156L-091296-idx.html > could you explain the principle of the SYN attack ? Flood one or more ports on one or more achines with so many SYN packets that the whole thing locks up. It's like if I dialed your phone number and as soon as you answer I hang up and dial again, and again, and again, and again..... Nobody else will be able to call you. Michael Dillon - ISP & Internet Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com
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