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Date:      Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:41:04 -0800
From:      Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To:        Buliwyf McGraw <buliwyf@libertad.univalle.edu.co>
Cc:        security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Console Message
Message-ID:  <20001101154104.J20567@fw.wintelcom.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011011817160.66159-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co>; from buliwyf@libertad.univalle.edu.co on Wed, Nov 01, 2000 at 06:46:47PM -0500
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011011817160.66159-100000@libertad.univalle.edu.co>

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* Buliwyf McGraw <buliwyf@libertad.univalle.edu.co> [001101 15:38] wrote:
> 
>  Hi... few days ago, i have a new message in my console, but i 
>  dont know what it means or which program is generating this:
> 
>  icmp_request bandwidth limit 105/100 pps
>  icmp_request bandwidth limit 120/100 pps
>  icmp_request bandwidth limit 117/100 pps
>  icmp_request bandwidth limit 108/100 pps
> 
>  It is a security problem?


It means something is hitting your machine with traffic that causes
it to respond that is basically optional.

like a ping flood.

-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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