Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 22:11:12 +1100 (EDT) From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> To: taob@io.org (Brian Tao) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Restricting ping -s and -l Message-ID: <199603291111.DAA05173@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960328221201.9279S-100000@zot.io.org> from "Brian Tao" at Mar 28, 96 10:13:22 pm
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In some mail from Brian Tao, sie said: > > On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Darren Reed wrote: > > > > Do you stop them sending arbitary 8000 byte UDP packets ? > > Well, I've stopped them from using /sbin/ping as a way of sending > huge UDP datagrams. That will probably discourage 99% of the trouble- > makers out there. > > > Or is it the reurns which hurt ? > > Does the return ping also generate 8000 bytes? Sheesh... I do believe so.
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