Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 09:46:26 -0800 (PST) From: Dave Babler <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> To: Paul DuBois <dubois@primate.wisc.edu> Cc: Mike Kercher <mike@synwork.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is this Ping of Death for real? Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961207094505.19081A-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com> In-Reply-To: <Mutt.19961207101846.dubois@night.primate.wisc.edu>
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On Sat, 7 Dec 1996, Paul DuBois wrote: > The Ping o' Death is real, although not all systems are affected by it. > HP-UX 9 is susceptible, for instance. FreeBSD may not be. Perhaps > someone more knowledgable will comment. > > The Ping o' Death is different than the SYN attack. > According to the information at the indicated web site, FreeBSD 2.0 and above is listed as a "Safe operating system" from this fault. -ave
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