The attack won't freeze your server but it will make everyone lag out and the server will eventually stop responding to queries. CPU usage remains stable during an attack though. The plugin blocks the attack so you shouldn't notice anything.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 5:45 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] DoS Attack Fix Plugin Released What are the details of the DoS ? What are the symptoms? I've noticed my servers freezing and using 100% CPU - and have no idea whats causing it. On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Tony Paloma <[email protected]>wrote: > Hey all, > > > > I've released a plugin that fixes the attack done by the denial of service > program floating around. The plugin is a Valve server plugin, and does not > require metamod or Sourcemod. It can be loaded in the middle of a game with > no noticeable load time. You can download it from my website: > > http://www.sourceop.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=9 > > > > Direct link: > > http://www.sourceop.com/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=31 > > > > Both Linux and Windows binaries are included. Extract the contents of the > ZIP file to your addons directory. > > > > Contents of the README file: > > DoS Attack Fix > > Version: 1 for TF2 > > Date: 1/21/09 > > Creator: Drunken F00l, www.sourceop.com > > > > This plugin blocks the denial of service attacks released into the wild > recently. > > > > Console commands: > > daf_status > > - Returns the status of the DoS Attack Fix plugin and prints the IP > address > of any blocked offenders > > daf_version > > - prints the version of the DoS Attack Fix plugin > > daf_reset > > - Resets the banned IP list > > > > CVARs: > > daf_enable > > - Enables the DoS Attack Fix plugin (defaults to on) > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
