[22676] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Solution: Re: Huge smurf attack
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brandon Ross)
Fri Jan 15 04:28:39 1999
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 03:57:42 -0500 (EST)
From: Brandon Ross <bross@mindspring.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990114153310.3537A-100000@sasami.anime.net>
On Thu, 14 Jan 1999, Dan Hollis wrote:
> Having to spend 20 minutes on hold with a *multibillion dollar telco*
> while they try to find a security admin, is simply unacceptable.
If you're only waiting 20 minutes, you're having much better luck than me.
In our experience, it takes several hours to get in touch with someone
clueful enough and with the authority to trace a spoofed attack.
Brandon Ross Network Engineering 404-815-0770 800-719-4664
Director, Network Engineering, MindSpring Ent., Inc. info@mindspring.com
ICQ: 2269442
Stop Smurf attacks! Configure your router interfaces to block directed
broadcasts. See http://www.quadrunner.com/~chuegen/smurf.cgi for details.
