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Re: SYN floods continue


From: jon () branch com (Jon Zeeff)
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 09:27:22 -0400 (EDT)


I don't know, but since nobody else seems to either, how about a 
router box that detects excessive SYN activity and then automatically 
blocks that ip address for awhile?  I suppose it just means that
the attacker has to vary the source address rapidly.

Anyway. Point is this: We can't take too much more of this, nor can our
customers. I have yet to hear *anyone* come up with any ideas even remotely
reasonable for how to deal with this situation, long term, except for the

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