Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 1 Sep 1998 21:18:18 +0200 (CEST) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] TCP RST after firewall redirect fix (against 2.1.119) |
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On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Alex Buell wrote: > On Tue, 1 Sep 1998, Paul Rusty Russell wrote: > > > [NB: Fixing this enables a cool firewalling hack whereby people can > > redirect unwanted TCP connections to an unused port to get > > `Connection refused'] > > Cool! Does that means I can redirect port 139 to a daemon that > automatically kills the script-kiddie loser? :o)
It should certainly be possible to activate WinNuke every time your software has identified a DoS attack _and_ has trace the origin with certainty.
Just nuking the origin address opens up a whole new line of DoS attacks ... just imagine sending out fake TCP packets to your box in order to crash the neighbour's Windows box :)
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