[4632] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: New Denial of Service Attack on Panix
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim Bass)
Sat Sep 21 12:45:35 1996
From: Tim Bass <bass@cactus.silkroad.com>
To: hwb@nlanr.net (Hans-Werner Braun)
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:42:33 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu, iepg@iepg.org
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.94.960921092301.2377A-100000@orion.teledesic.com> from "Hans-Werner Braun" at Sep 21, 96 09:25:49 am
HWB> You are right, it is not a new thought. The problem is that it would
HWB> require the IEPG and NANOG to actually do something useful, such as
HWB> making service providers collaborate and considerate of fate sharing.
HWB> But then again, who in their right mind would be crazy enough taking
HWB> the lead on something THAT outrageous?
Well, the good news is...... the solution to this problem is quite
trivial technically (as common sense would lead men of reason to
believe)......
The bad news, as HWB points out, is that self-styled ISP organizations
and pseudo-organizations would have to do something that requires
coordination and mutual cooperation.....
It might be easier to implement the 'RocketScience Stochastic Predictive
Eliminate-the-Noise-in-the-Signal' Algorithm than to have providers
work together on a 'trival technical solution' :-) :-)
Enjoy the Fall Weather, BTW! I think I'll calibrate an old tube type
microwave sweep generator on the balcony for fun........... fun
only a EE could appreciate (on second thought, hiking in the Mountains
sounds better ;)
Thanks for the sanity check, BTW.
Best Regards,
Tim
