Denial of service attacks apparently from UUNET Netblocks

Wed Oct 8 02:03:15 UTC 1997

:: Joe  Shaw writes ::
> 
> Although this is all true, it still doesn't explain the fact that UUNet is
> allowing broadcast packets through their network.  One would think that
> with the recent increase in broadcast DoS attacks, that UUNet would have
> taken a much more proactive stance.  

167.132.194.255 is not a broadcast address.

167.132.2.15 is a broadcast address.

How would you expect UUNet to know that?

          - Brett  (brettf at netcom.com)

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