9 Jan
2010
9 Jan
'10
10:03 a.m.
On Jan 9, 2010, at 9:57 PM, Stefan Fouant wrote:
Firewalls do have their place in DDoS mitigation scenarios, but if used as the "ultimate" solution you're asking for trouble.
In my experience, their role is to fall over and die, without exception. I can't imagine what possible use a stateful firewall has being placed in front of servers under normal conditions, much less during a DDoS attack; it just doesn't make sense. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@arbor.net> // <http://www.arbornetworks.com> Injustice is relatively easy to bear; what stings is justice. -- H.L. Mencken