[4289] in WWW Security List Archive
Ping O' Death
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Drobnis)
Fri Feb 7 17:03:59 1997
Date: 07 Feb 1997 14:00:24 -0500
From: "Adam Drobnis" <Adam.Drobnis@bankerstrust.com>
To: WWW-SECURITY <WWW-SECURITY@ns2.rutgers.edu> (Return requested)
cc: succesor <succesor@mnl.sequel.net> (Return requested)
Errors-To: owner-www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
Hi there all,
Can a ping makes your router or server down? How?
Thanks .
Gaddy Gumbao
Servers Administrator
Network Systems Dept. I.T.D.
Radio Communication of the Philippines Incorporation
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Yes. Pinging can possibly bring your server down, If the ping exceeds the
maximum load. There is a FAQ on it at:
www.sophist.demon.co.uk/ping/
It describes all the intricacies of how your server to can be in trouble from
pings.
Sincerely,
Adam Drobnis
