Re: route add $attacker localhost - viable?

From: those who know me have no need of my name (not-a-real-address@usa.net)
Date: 12/17/02


From: those who know me have no need of my name <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
Date: 17 Dec 2002 08:29:02 GMT

in comp.security.unix i read:

>I've been told (and have even seen the odd comment posted) that you
>can route them to /dev/null.
[instead of using packet filters]

>Is that what "route add $SomeIpAddress localhost" does?

that's an apt analog. (it's not exactly the same, but it has the same
end-effect.) some systems handle routing table entries much better than
they do packet filters.

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