On Tue, Oct 07, 1997 at 09:03:15PM -0500, Brett Frankenberger wrote:
:: Joe Shaw writes ::
Although this is all true, it still doesn't explain the fact that UUNet is allowing broadcast packets through their network. One would think that with the recent increase in broadcast DoS attacks, that UUNet would have taken a much more proactive stance.
167.132.194.255 is not a broadcast address.
167.132.2.15 is a broadcast address.
How would you expect UUNet to know that?
- Brett (brettf@netcom.com)
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