4 Dec
2003
4 Dec
'03
3:53 a.m.
The problem with ICMP is that it is ICMP today. What will it be tomorrow? It'll aways be putting out fires, controlling packet floods matching whatever signature. One solution is to get away from unlimited bandwidth. Once there is a cost associated to having a PC source Nachi or Welchi traffic, customers will learn to be more concerned and educate themselves. The cost doesn't have to be moneytary. Progressive rate limiting could be used, where traffic gets pinched as the allowed traffic per time slot is consumed. Adi