Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 09:35:30 -0600 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com> To: Kasper <kasper@swebase.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Block out PING. Message-ID: <20000308093530.B12549@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <001701bf88f2$79ff4960$2b4b4bd4@swebase.com>; from "Kasper" on Wed Mar 8 12:35:59 GMT 2000 References: <001701bf88f2$79ff4960$2b4b4bd4@swebase.com>
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In the last episode (Mar 08), Kasper said: > Is there any way to stop the machine to answer on ping, so that my > machine doenst answer on any ping? My server has been ping attacked a > few times. This won't help you, as the problem with pingfloods is usually the sent packets, not your responses. By the time the ping requests have reached your machine, your connection is probably already maxed out. T? Modem Attacker(s) --- ( Internet cloud ) -------- You 1000 pps -> 1000 pps -> 20 pps -. ) 20 pps <- 20 pps <- 20 pps <-' -- Dan Nelson dnelson@emsphone.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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