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Re: bootp packets on MaeWest FDDI

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Bush)
Mon May 10 14:01:53 1999

Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 11:00:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
To: Matt Hempel <mhempel@infonent.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu


> I've been getting a number of 0.0.0.0 (68) -> 255.255.255.255 (67) packets
> getting trapped in my filters on MaeWest's FDDI this morning.
>
> I have the FDDI MACs.  Is it proper to broadcast them here?  They're
> coming from more than one source.

frag attacks probably make up a measurable portion of traffic these weeks.
i gather the kiddies have a new toy.

i would work with the other providers' nocs to trace back as a security
issue.

randy


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