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Re: udp packet storms
From: smb () research att com (smb () research att com)
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 94 20:08:18 EST
tcp discard allows a "hostile" remote site to pump in a large amount of traffic into your net, possibly congesting your link to the internet. You can't stop someone from sending a lot of traffic your way; they can always send an infinite number of packets addressed to anything that's reachable. It doesn't matter if the packet is sensible or not -- if it has your address on it, it will be routed your way. The best you can manage is to arrange with your provider to filter out anything you don't want on the Internet side of the comparatively slow link to your site -- and then the attacker will flood you with something that will get through that filter.
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