A modest proposal
Avi Freedman
freedman at netaxs.com
Wed Sep 18 02:38:36 UTC 1996
> perhaps a change in the packet density during the attack might suggest
> that an intermediate circuit is becoming congested. if this is the
> case, then ISPs may be able to look at known high-use corrodors instead
> of groping around blindly. or, conversely, if there is a steady stream
> at 2Kpps, that might be enough to allow a smaller provider to discount
> part of the topology that is not able to support that kind of traffic.
>
> i think that Alexis said that the 2nd attack involved something like
> 7 panix machines--just how much bandwidth is needed to support a
> 2Kpps attack on 7 machines?
>
> -arthur
Without giving too many details, I will say that there was never a
2kpps attack on panix..
Avi
More information about the NANOG
mailing list