More smurf networks. FIX YOUR ROUTERS.

Sun Jun 7 23:33:02 UTC 1998

On Sun, Jun 07, 1998 at 04:37:59PM -0400, John Fraizer put this into my mailbox:

> While you IRC people are out checking for SMURF amplifier networks, perhaps
> you should check your own:
> 
> [root at eth0-core0]:~ # ping 132.249.66.0
> PING 132.249.66.0 (132.249.66.0): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 132.249.66.6: icmp_seq=0 ttl=245 time=83.0 ms
> 64 bytes from 132.249.66.159: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=84.3 ms (DUP!)
> 64 bytes from 132.249.66.148: icmp_seq=0 ttl=244 time=84.8 ms (DUP!)

How interesting; I thought those were fixed. I'll get right on it.

In further news, if you specifically go out and test someone's network,
how about sending them private e-mail? It's only polite, you know.

I had 300 networks to notify; you had one. Significantly easier.

-dalvenjah

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