Rob is a moron! was, Re: Slow and Fast IP addresses on http ?
Rob Thomas
robt at cymru.com
Tue Jun 17 17:39:28 UTC 2003
Hi again, NANOGers.
] Indeed. This can also be a problem during certain attack types,
] particularly during TCP amplification attacks. No response means
] that IP stacks send yet another SYN, then another, then another.
] The number depends on the IP stack in use.
Of course what I meant was SYN|ACK, not SYN. :)
/me reaches for more coffee.
Thanks,
Rob.
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Rob Thomas
http://www.cymru.com
ASSERT(coffee != empty);
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