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] Because syn cookies are available on routing gear??? Either way syn ] cookies are not going to keep the device from sending a 'syn-ack' to the ] 'originating host'. Agreed. SYN cookies also won't drain a pipe full of malevolent packets. Any response the target is able to send during a TCP amplification attack is a bonus prize, but is not required for the attack to succeed. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);
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