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Re: SQL Slammer - lessons learned
From: Ron DuFresne <dufresne () winternet com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:45:37 -0600 (CST)
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Blue Boar wrote:
Ron DuFresne wrote:port 1434 on a client (so blocking replies)of course the client will reissue the request on aonther port and get the info required. No harm done.Maybe for a completely different lookup call, it will. Meanwhile, the blocked lookup comes back as no response, which will be interepreted as no such name.
Perhaps I'm wrong and will be corrected, but nslookup and dig and the various other tools retry after a short timeout period, and do so on different ports then the first timeout request was made.<?> If I'm reading this correctly, then the significance of a dropped packet in a request is minimal. Thanks, Ron DuFresne ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity. It eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation." -- Johnny Hart ***testing, only testing, and damn good at it too!*** OK, so you're a Ph.D. Just don't touch anything. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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