Re: udp packet storms
John Hawkinson (jhawk@panix.com)
Sun, 30 Oct 1994 11:42:19 -0500 (EST)
> From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au>
[ Packets w/ a broadcast address as a source address]
> > How would one prevent this without disabling the udp services?
>
> Can't as they're interal to inetd.
Wrong. Most inetds let you comment out internal services from inetd.conf;
try it, you'll like it.
> Get xinted and hack that to ignore responses from broadcast addresses
> (if it don't already).
Egad, no! xinetd is HUGE, and is just way to big to run as root.
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John Hawkinson
jhawk@panix.com