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Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks
From: Alan Barrett <apb () iafrica com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 12:45:26 +0200 (GMT+0200)
Ran Atkinson <rja () corp home net> said:
Folks who want vendors to change the default changed so that routers don't - by default - forward directed broadcast should contact their vendors. If lots of ISPs speak up, the vendors generally _will_ listen and make changes/fixes.
How do you know it's a directed broadcast if it's not for a connected subnet? Yes, you can make some guesses, but I am not convinced that that's a good idea. --apb (Alan Barrett)
Current thread:
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks, (continued)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Miquel van Smoorenburg (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jonah Yokubaitis (Aug 11)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jon Lewis (Aug 11)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Charles Sprickman (Aug 11)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Martin Cooper (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Greg Ketell (Aug 12)
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- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Sharif Torpis (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Charles Sprickman (Aug 11)
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- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Ran Atkinson (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Paul Ferguson (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Peter Giza (Aug 12)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Alan Barrett (Aug 13)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Frank Kastenholz (Aug 13)
- Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks Jon Lewis (Aug 12)