Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:55:55 +1030 From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: PinkSmurf Mushroom <smurfclanz@hotmail.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: syncflood attack Message-ID: <19991202135555.B7796@atdot.dotat.org> In-Reply-To: <19991202032458.34136.qmail@hotmail.com>; from smurfclanz@hotmail.com on Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 07:24:58PM -0800 References: <19991202032458.34136.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 07:24:58PM -0800, PinkSmurf Mushroom wrote: > AS I discovered today that my box was brought down by a heavy syncflood > attack, connecting to multiple ports. In addition to that, the attacker even > attack the ftpd with spoofed IPs, opening tons of connection. > In result I've limited the total connection allowed at anyone time but I > couldnt figure out how to stop syncflood. One usually stops it by staying away from the 3l33t hax0rz channels in IRC. - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, newton@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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