Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:30:06 -0700 | From | Mike Fedyk <> | Subject | Re: Size of Tasks during ddos |
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On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 10:26:19PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > On Iau, 2003-09-11 at 22:23, Mike Fedyk wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 07:41:10PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote: > > > On Iau, 2003-09-11 at 18:27, Breno wrote: > > > > This is a Syn Flood DDoS > > > > > > echo "1" >/proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies > > > > > > End of problem. > > > > And why isn't this on by default when it's compiled in? > > Syncookies protect you from DoS stuff but they have other side > effects on efficiency when they are in use.
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