[16271] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: SMURF amplifier block list
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Al Reuben)
Fri Apr 17 18:28:04 1998
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 18:21:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: Al Reuben <alex@nac.net>
To: Dean Anderson <dean@av8.com>
cc: jlixfeld@idirect.ca, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <v03007847b15d753111b4@[198.3.136.121]>
On Fri, 17 Apr 1998, Dean Anderson wrote:
> > Does no ip directed broadcast really work?
>
> Yes. It works.
It is important (and obvious, I hope) to realise that this does not 'fix'
smurfing; it fixes you from being a smurf amplifier.
In no way does it protect you from being smurfed.
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