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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 11:12:47 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mr. K." <bsd@inbox.org>
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Subject: limit connections per IP?
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Is there a way (perhaps with ipfw?) to limit the number of connections an
IP address can make to your system?  This seems to be the only way to
handle a DOS attack from filling up your listen queue.



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