Re: Syn floods and smurf attacks

From: m roberts (nopspam_matt_at_mattmattmattm.com_@nospam.com)
Date: 06/30/03


Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 13:03:17 -0400


> What is going on? Why is this happening, is it a problem (we have had
> temporary service interruptions, but i do not know if it is related to
this)
> and how can I stop it?

One more question: do you think this is an individual, or something
automated?
And how do they know what machine to target? There are 2 Mac OS X boxes on
the lan, and they are the only ones ever to get hit with Syn Floods.