Re: Pingflood attack against Windows98

[ak8735 () BOX43 GNET PL (Dariusz Zmokly)]

hi !

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Fabio Bastiglia Oliva wrote:

Mine (win98 polish version) rebooted too, after sending hundreds of
ping -f -s 65000

see ya
globi
/  I am linux enthusiast / globi on irc channels #plug #coders  /

> rewt wrote:
> > Try pinging the windows box with large amounts of icmp...I left 5
> > screened pings, each set to 65000 size...Windows will freeze shortly
> > after its loaded. You might also try to ping with -f.
>
> Hey...
>       I made what you suggested, and it's true... But in my case the
> results were a little worse than yours...
>       Windows 98 *REBOOTED* after a ping -f 65000... and wasn't need
> to make several screen boxes... With only one ping -f 65000 the system
> rebooted.
>
> Best Regards
> -------------------------------
> Fabio Bastiglia Oliva - Director