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FallOutBoyTonto   08-27-2003 at 06:25:15 PM

<A HREF="http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030826.gtnetgearaug26/BNStory/Technology/" target="_new">http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20030826.gtnetgearaug26/BNStory/Technology/</A>

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<b>Network hardware maker Netgear has warned its customers of a flaw in some of its router products that could set off an "accidental" denial-of-service attack</b>


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ChipDeath   08-27-2003 at 06:37:18 PM
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How can it be 'accidental'?

Presumably they've set it to infinite retries when it can't get a positive response? That's bloody stupid, is what that is.

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phsstpok   08-27-2003 at 06:53:16 PM
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How can it be 'accidental'?



They "accidentally" designed it poorly. LOL!

<b>56K, slow and steady does not win the race on internet!</b>

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ChipDeath   08-27-2003 at 07:13:40 PM
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[Salesman Voice]
<font color=red>"Buy the new Netgear Router - takes the effort out of hacking by automating some of your common tasks!! Don't delay, start hacking today!"</font color=red>
[/Salesman Voice]

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phsstpok   08-27-2003 at 07:34:45 PM
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"Worried about errant routers attacking your NTP servers? Buy our improved routers to keep out the traffic."

<b>56K, slow and steady does not win the race on internet!</b>

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Schmide   08-27-2003 at 08:14:08 PM
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The <A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~plonka/netgear-sntp" target="_new">link</A> found off <A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=11183" target="_new">TheInq story</A> gave some great details of the account.

Dichromatic for your viewing plesure...

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frediutah   10-03-2008 at 11:45:59 PM
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you know that infinite ping is not a new thing in a network environment.
That help troubleshoot your network.
Also did you heard about Linux???
in linux ping is infinite as well......

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exit2dos   10-04-2008 at 12:40:45 AM
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You know that you just revived a thread that's been dead for 5 years?

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turpit   10-04-2008 at 02:18:28 AM
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I'll lock it once it receives the obligatory yomamafo1 "thread necromancer" card

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Jake_Barnes   10-05-2008 at 07:33:57 PM
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Jake_Barnes   10-05-2008 at 07:38:21 PM
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This topic has been moved from the section CPU-Components to section General Networking by Jake_Barnes

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