You could also, if its only a web/mail/defined services server, block
all ports that are not in use (or rather, enable only the ones you want)

easy to do in NT - look at the TCP/IP -> Advanced -> Security
properties. You can even stop pinging if you REALLY want (ie, it blocks
all ICMP packets - not good in general)

N

Mark Derricutt wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Coulter, Jeremy wrote:
> 
> > not..etc.
> > Thanks for the info tho, puts my mind at rest a little...
> 
> You could always try a connect flood on that port and see the load average
> of your box go up :-)  Depending on how its written...
> 
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