You should probably look up null route and then try replying again. Unfortunately, most of us don't have the power to mess with the routers on our network.
-----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Blood Letter Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 12:08 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] ST3Gaming.com using 100mbit connection to DoS rival servers Uh, because the packets come over the wire and your NIC has to handle them all regardless of HOW you handle them? You can NOT solve a DoS attack through ANY use of firewalling or routing at the target end. You MUST cut the attack off as close to the source as possible. An attack like the one described here is simple enough to fend off because it's coming from a single source over a relatively low bandwidth pipe. Your ISP should be able to block it at their border routers and the constant knocking shouldn't put any load on their equipment. If it continues, and if they get around to it, they can then report the activity to their peering partners (other ISPs) to get them to block the traffic at their end. If the behavior persists, this continues until eventually the source is cut off. A distributed attack is much harder to cut off, because it has many sources. A distributed attack can bring down major connections. > From: dlin...@fragonline.net > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:43:57 -0600 > Subject: Re: [hlds] ST3Gaming.com using 100mbit connection to DoS rival servers > > Why not just null route the source and enjoy the weekend? _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ 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
