Re: dns authority changes and lame servers

2007-10-18 Thread Rob Thomas
produce in short order. (BTW: Need/want some more of our famous Colo Blend Mr. Thomas?) That was some of the best joe I've had, and I'd welcome another batch! Just don't tell the rest o' Team Cymru about it - it's mine, all mine! Muahaha! :) Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: Question on 7.0.0.0/8

2007-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
changes. Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, Out of coffee!);

Re: Question on 7.0.0.0/8

2007-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
was in the ARIN database, we were told not to. We tried to explain the registration information was already public via ARIN, but were told not to update the IANA registry. IANA and ARIN are working out something to resolve this issue. Great, thanks to all! Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: Where are static bogon filters appropriate? was: 96.2.0.0/16 Bogons

2007-03-01 Thread Rob Thomas
have two ways to notify folks: 1. bogon-announce list, http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/ bogon-announce 2. Automated updates with the bogon route-servers, http:// www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, Out of coffee!);

Re: Hackers hit key Internet traffic computers

2007-02-06 Thread Rob Thomas
/index.html -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, Out of coffee!);

Re: Best practices inquiry: filtering 128/1

2006-07-10 Thread Rob Thomas
I'd guess the Cymru team is less likely to be hax0r'ed. But that's just 'cause I'm afraid of them. (Especially if Rob's had coffee recently. Which means I'm always afraid of them. :) Muahaha! :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-27 Thread Rob Thomas
] Thanks and I am really impressed with everyone's reaction to this attack. ] Especially Rob Thomas, he really has a grip on it. Thanks muchly, Barrett, but the credit goes to Steve Gill. :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-25 Thread Rob Thomas
and the like. I don't like it. You don't like it. The miscreants love it. It's always a balancing act. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-24 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] other cctld servers have seen what are effectively ddos. rob thomas ] seems to have the most clue on this, so i hope this troll will entice ] him to speak. Did someone say troll? :) Yes, this is a real problem. These attacks have exceeded several gigabits per second in size

Re: and here are some answers [was: Quarantine your infected users spreading malware]

2006-02-20 Thread Rob Thomas
/database servers, or transit through those routers, etc. There's a reason why such devices are popular with the criminals. :( -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: and here are some answers [was: Quarantine your infected users spreading malware]

2006-02-20 Thread Rob Thomas
, and they need help. I also didn't want folks to believe that it is a problem related to one OS or demographic. It's a problem of crime, mostly. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: NetFlow tools?

2006-02-05 Thread Rob Thomas
to suggestions and quick to assist. http://nfsen.sourceforge.net/ Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: 74/8 75/8 76/8

2006-02-01 Thread Rob Thomas
] It looks like they were given real ARIN allocations for those test ] prefixes, so its not like those blocks are going to assigned to some ] random network who goes to use them and finds out there is a Cymru ] announcement on their space. Yes, agreed. :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: Cisco, haven't we learned anything? (technician reset)

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
everyone. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Cisco, haven't we learned anything? (technician reset)

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
using this login and password? Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Is my router owned? How would I know?

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
common now. This provides obfuscation and sometimes encryption. Most of the changes are based on templates. Consider this bundled clue, where the prowess of the template user isn't at all a factor. Use the flows. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee

Re: do bogon filters still help?

2006-01-11 Thread Rob Thomas
? Are ] your defenses against non-spoofed attacks really helped by the extra ] filtering? Great question, and we're eager to hear the results as well. Our study is well past its prime, to be sure. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Infected list

2005-12-26 Thread Rob Thomas
that I think about it. Doh! -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Infected list

2005-12-25 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. Here is Barrett's list, including and sorted by ASN. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty); ASN IP AS Name 59 | 128.105.45.101 | WISC-MADISON-AS - University o 224 | 129.177.162.218 | UNINETT

Re: Destructive botnet originating from California (was Japan)

2005-12-25 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re:Destructive botnet originating from Japan (fwd)

2005-12-24 Thread Rob Thomas
and abuses that might concern you even more. It is generally the case that the tools and techniques for both are the same. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Team Cymru outage

2005-12-18 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. Just a FYI - we at Team Cymru are upgrading some of our infrastructure today. This will result in partial and complete outages for most of the day. We will be back online, new and improved, by the end of the day. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: blocking unallocated subnets

2005-12-02 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: blocking unallocated subnets

2005-12-02 Thread Rob Thomas
of salt. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: a record?

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Thomas
IPv6 obviously presents a huge address space, the miscreants don't have to scan all of it, or compromise much more than a few devices on it, to reap a reward. Just enough is good enough. I'll take a pina colada anyway. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee

Re: cymru down?

2005-11-02 Thread Rob Thomas
, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: cymru down?

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Thomas
, cursing the Sox. ;) We continue to debug it with our peers. Stay tuned! Apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: cymru down?

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Thomas
probably ask them to change that. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 75/8

2005-09-21 Thread Rob Thomas
to announcing the test prefixes. 74.63.1.2 75.127.1.2 76.191.1.2 Sorry those weren't announced sooner! Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 75/8

2005-09-21 Thread Rob Thomas
] and statistical reliability. presumably that is coming and just ] hasn't been discussed or carried out yet. Yep, that's being done since we announced the prefixes. More details to come shortly. :) Todd, thanks for checking on these prefixes and sharing what you see! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 75/8

2005-09-21 Thread Rob Thomas
PROTECTED] Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 89/8, 90/8 and 91/8

2005-07-06 Thread Rob Thomas
-bogon.html Bogus ASN monitoring - http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html Please feel free to contact Team Cymru [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Thanks! Rob. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 74/8, 75/8, 76/8, 189/8, 190/8

2005-06-21 Thread Rob Thomas
, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQrjLPlkX3QAo5sgJAQFHwAP/Z8KrLp9id6PD51KNEjAlveJCxRnvP4ev

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 41/8

2005-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
support. Rob. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQl578FkX3QAo5sgJAQEBUQQAhxlGUyzcvxzHVF2/PHZt27K04nSCxSWu k0G70eCN6QRib3h9HIlz3GCu24aBPJMcM+zH6SOGjydVHsDFJFFGuw42HcTWAttV 35nbzeN4jqBQQZGtel3he+lNPcd60uHloE3za/4F6P

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 73/8

2005-03-30 Thread Rob Thomas
Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQks9clkX3QAo5sgJAQFCHgP/V6mR3gVMiNQ5bvkfSgsT5nkIw0bn2BJA nE4qKGQrB22WL6t83PMsMONjW7GvHJA7Ds4DVgVggTUBJ/SqupM1xQ3SBwEokHcW oydTMiUrsS1dmZMdoLoSHNdGC6hLciTgYayIO

Re: Obsolete bogon filtering

2005-03-10 Thread Rob Thomas
. http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking

2005-02-15 Thread Rob Thomas
uses TFTP to update itself as well. Please note that I am NOT advocating the blocking of TFTP. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

RE: Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.14.128.0/19

2005-01-21 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Hank. ] How would this scale for say 200K routers? 2M? -Hank Dave Deitrich of Team Cymru will be presenting on this very topic at the next NANOG. Short answer: We're ready when you are. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.14.128.0/19

2005-01-20 Thread Rob Thomas
, and they are, yet no one notices. Most of these compromised routers are at the end of FR or frac-T connections. I suspect a great many of them were configured once, then left to rot with the same code and configuration for years and years. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving

Re: 72.18.160.0/19 Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.0.0.0/8

2005-01-19 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Bryan. ] Rob T - this should be a periodic FAQ: ] ]http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/ That's a great idea! Everyone knows I don't send out nearly enough email. :) Seriously, we'll try to be better about sending out regular reminders. Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT

Re: IPv6, IPSEC and DoS

2005-01-01 Thread Rob Thomas
that encrypted packets keep them safe. Encryption != security. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: IPv6, IPSEC and deep packet inspection

2004-12-31 Thread Rob Thomas
. So while a new approach to security with IPv6 may be warranted, many of the same old threats await you there. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-05 Thread Rob Thomas
of filtering. We and others provide those as well: http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bgp-template.html http://www.cymru.com/gillsr/documents/junos-bgp-template.htm ftp://ftp-eng.cisco.com/cons/isp/security/Ingress-Prefix-Filter-Templates/ Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT

Re: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-05 Thread Rob Thomas
! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-04 Thread Rob Thomas
to deploy more if necessary. By the way we recommend that folks peer with at least two of the Bogon route-servers. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: 71/8 and 72/8 reminder/plea

2004-11-15 Thread Rob Thomas
/Reach/garbage.html http://www.cymru.com/Reach/darknet.html Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Updated monitoring pages from Team Cymru

2004-10-13 Thread Rob Thomas
. http://www.cymru.com/Darknet/ We hope you find this of use. Comments and suggestions are always welcome! Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Team Cymru Darknet Project

2004-06-03 Thread Rob Thomas
and the flows on them. Comments, feedback, and coffee are always welcome! :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQL/W4VkX3QAo5sgJAQG3QQP9FT6jwkPbdLaCFBLds4ftjFaNGAjaBMM7

Re: Worms versus Bots

2004-05-03 Thread Rob Thomas
to the Coldlife botherd. Ka-ching, another botnet stolen. Things have evolved in a distributed manner from this feature. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 58/8, 59/8

2004-04-28 Thread Rob Thomas
Please feel free to contact Team Cymru [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQJApa1kX3QAo5sgJAQHypAP+NF/noJVKOCT8jfTviUyOvEUmr

Re: TCP/BGP vulnerability - easier than you think

2004-04-20 Thread Rob Thomas
the post? I'm low on coffee tonight. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 85/8, 86/8, 87/8, 88/8

2004-04-02 Thread Rob Thomas
- http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/index.html#dns Monitoring Bogon prefix monitoring - http://www.cymru.com/BGP/robbgp-bogon.html Please feel free to contact Team Cymru [EMAIL PROTECTED] with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http

Re: UUNet Offer New Protection Against DDoS

2004-03-03 Thread Rob Thomas
from from CW dated Januray 23, ] 2004: UUNET/MCI has had that capability since circa 2002, I believe. Several ISPs borrowed heavily from the following page to create similar services. http://www.secsup.org/CustomerBlackHole/ Kudos to Chris and Brian. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http

Re: reminder ipv4 allocation 83/8 (IANA to RIPE-NCC)

2004-01-31 Thread Rob Thomas
the following URL for more details: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html You do not have to be an ISP or a large enterprise network to peer with the bogon route-servers. We are happy to help you to filter the prefixes provided by the bogon route-servers. Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas

Re: Outbound Route Optimization

2004-01-26 Thread Rob Thomas
] 2.1.17 Simplicity ] ] The architecture MUST be simple enough so that Radia Perlman can ] explain all the important concepts in less than an hour. Oh, phew, good thing that isn't me. I've never been able to explain anything in less than an hour. :) -- Rob Thomas http

Re: New IPv4 Allocation to ARIN

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Cooperation with the bogon project seems logical too. We at Team Cymru are happy to help in any way we can! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 70/8

2004-01-16 Thread Rob Thomas
to contact Team Cymru with any comments, questions, or concerns. We hope to see you in [sunny|warm|no snow] Miami! :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: updating bogon filters for 83/8 and 84/8

2004-01-10 Thread Rob Thomas
with the modification and testing of filters, please don't hesitate to ping on us! Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Routeviews and possible 0/0 route

2003-12-18 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Hate to follow up to myself, but as someone just pointed out, 65333 is the ] cymru bogons server. Woohoo, we're on route-views! We've made the big time! :) That said, please remember to strip off such things with peers and customers. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http

Re: Worm Bandwidth [was Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm]

2003-11-25 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Worm Bandwidth [was Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm]

2003-11-25 Thread Rob Thomas
with very small pipes (circa T1) and very large netblocks (circa /16). These folks paid a heavy price when hit with the scan all IPs in the netblock worms. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: New IANA IPv4 Allocations

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Thomas
the official announcement. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

New IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 83/8 and 84/8

2003-11-17 Thread Rob Thomas
BGP prefix updates. Please feel free to contact Team Cymru with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: FW: Cost of Worm Attack Protection

2003-11-13 Thread Rob Thomas
of the latest IDS at their borders, only to be owned from within or owned by a method not yet in the ever-behind signature database of the IDS devices. One can waste money on security just as easily as one can waste money on anything else. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee

Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29

2003-10-17 Thread Rob Thomas
for my presentation instead. I'm a moving target, and that makes it much more fun. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: BellSouth prefix deaggregation (was: as6198 aggregation event)

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Next topic: multiple origin ASNs .. Ooo, one of our faves. :) For a simple view: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01.html http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01-list.html Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: NANOG 29 hotels

2003-10-03 Thread Rob Thomas
] (so I guess I got the last room). You may have. There is a convention of surgeons running at the same time as NANOG. The good news is that I can be assured of quick resuscitation if we run out of coffee. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Adjusting TCP windows on production systems?

2003-09-30 Thread Rob Thomas
if you go beyond the 64K mark. Take a look here for some (slightly dated *sigh*) suggestions along these lines. http://www.cymru.com/Documents/ip-stack-tuning.html As with anything, don't simply crank it up to 11 because it can be done. Plan, tune, measure, repeat. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob

Re: Providers removing blocks on port 135?

2003-09-20 Thread Rob Thomas
for this purpose is far more in vogue. Watch out for worms such as W32.Sanper, which also provide a built-in spam relay network. Remove all of the open mail relays and you are left with...lots of spam. More at NANOG... ;) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Weekly lamer report

2003-09-08 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What were we saying about edge filtering?

2003-09-04 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Mat. ] So who thinks allowing anyone to route to or from IANA Reserved blocks ] (Bogons) is acceptable? It's a continuing mystery to me, when it's not exactly impossible to do. http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/index.html Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee

Re: What were we saying about edge filtering?

2003-09-04 Thread Rob Thomas
-- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-09-03 Thread Rob Thomas
; I am saying that the cost hasn't been realistically quantified. Of course all of this is hand-waving until the market places security above other requirements, such as increased performance and shiny new features. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Weekly lamer list

2003-09-01 Thread Rob Thomas
/lame.html Our thanks to those of you who have donated additional data for the cause. It is greatly appreciated. :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
) a filtering service. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
just might end up as an example in my next presentation. ;) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
Hey, Chris. ] No... I have one T1 to Sprint and one T1 to ATT, I think my ATT bill ] will be high this month so I stop sending OUT ATT and only accept... Yep, this is a very common tactic, for reasons of finance, politics, responsiveness, etc. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com

Oh the shame of being lame!

2003-08-25 Thread Rob Thomas
anonymous, as you prefer. Such donations help the community at large. Be the first in your ASN to donate data! :) If you are interested in donating data, please contact us at team-cymru at cymru.com. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Lazy Engineers and Viable Excuses

2003-08-25 Thread Rob Thomas
/Documents/secure-bgp-template.html http://www.qorbit.net/documents/junos-bgp-appnote.htm ] ...no offense Rob, I'm pretty sure our beliefs are aligned here :-). None taken, I completely agree. Thanks, Rob, not just the bogon guy. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: BGP route tracking.

2003-08-14 Thread Rob Thomas
in there! I hope the power is restored to everyone soon. If there is anything I or Team Cymru can do to assist, don't hesitate to ping on us. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-06 Thread Rob Thomas
] I don't believe I ever said that the edges shouldn't filter... did I? Nope. I've always heard you say quite the opposite - the edges should filter. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-05 Thread Rob Thomas
tool out of their toolbox. We win this battle by degrees. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Inconsistent AS, was Re: AS announcement question (easy)

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] See show ip bgp inconsistant-as on cisco. YMMV. On that theme, please also see: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01.html http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01-list.html Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
. through HTML, text, DNS, and BGP peering. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-02 Thread Rob Thomas
of it is not. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-07-31 Thread Rob Thomas
of 10K bots often introduces only the most minor of delays. :( Regarding sophistication: I never make the mistake of believing the enemy is dumb. I also do not believe the enemy will go further than what is necessary to accomplish the mission. Just enough is good enough. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-07-30 Thread Rob Thomas
] Sure, trace my attacks to the linux box at UW, I didn't spoof the flood ] and you can prove I did the attacking how? You can't because I and 7 other ] hackers all are fighting eachother over ownership of the poor UW student ] schlep's computer... Only seven? Must be a lame box. :) -- Rob

Re: Its not just Spam and DDOS anymore (was Re: OT: Re: Usernegligence?)

2003-07-27 Thread Rob Thomas
issue. I'll slightly modify that statement; it is a *PEOPLE* issue. People who write code. People who use systems and networks. People who abuse all of the above for monetary gain. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Working vulnerability? (Cisco exploit)

2003-07-19 Thread Rob Thomas
the script kiddies while I've seen those same script kiddies own over 500K devices since 01 JAN 2003. What a bunch of lamers, they should have owned 1M devices by now, eh? :| -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: National Do Not Call Registry has opened

2003-07-02 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Oh, joy -- more spam instead of telemarketers. UGH. This of course requires more hosts sending spam, which in turn raises the value of a compromised host or router. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Over three million computers 0wned?

2003-06-28 Thread Rob Thomas
suppose the reason they don't own hundreds is because that isn't enough. :/ ] Like most statistics, the truth is probably a little harder to find, and ] a little bit scarier. Indeed. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Looking for transit

2003-06-15 Thread Rob Thomas
it. :) For those who offered to assist I'll let you sneak out before I begin my next NANOG Security BoF presentation. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Spammers use Trojans

2003-06-15 Thread Rob Thomas
the plethora of other malware that can also forward spam. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: Fast TCP?

2003-06-05 Thread Rob Thomas
] mentality. For those who herd bots, this in theory provides the capability to get-it-done-right *AND* get-it-done-now. :/ Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Pesky spammers are using my mailbox

2003-06-01 Thread Rob Thomas
, and I look pretty darn NANOGish if I do say so myself. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Issues in New York?

2003-05-30 Thread Rob Thomas
for any me too incidents we can find. Is anyone else having issues down there? Replies on or off list appreciated. Alif Terranson Savvis Communications (314) 628-7602 Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Update to the bogon route-server project

2003-05-30 Thread Rob Thomas
to buy a cup of coffee for Rob at the SLC NANOG if you feel kindly. :) You can read more about the project here: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html You can read more about bogon filtering and tracking here: http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/ Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http

ASN allocation update

2003-03-25 Thread Rob Thomas
this change. You should update any filters you have. The bogus ASN report, which shows ASNs leaking private, unallocated, and reserved ASNs, is located here: http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: cw to att? issue?

2003-03-12 Thread Rob Thomas
are always welcome! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

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