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Re: [nsp] known networks for broadcast ping attacks
- From: Alan Barrett
- Date: Wed Aug 13 06:57:01 1997
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)
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