13 Oct
2003
13 Oct
'03
12:08 p.m.
On Sun, 12 Oct 2003, Andy Walden wrote:
Actually, as far as I know, all switches and routers use the CPU to process ICMP. It is a control protocol and the safest option is to ensure the vendor has implemented some sort of CPU rate-limiting so it can't be overwhelmed.
Redbacks SmartEdge 800 replies to atlest ICMP ECHO in the line card ASIC. //tlund