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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: real-time DDoS help?
On 2004-06-22T08:27-0500, Bubba Parker wrote: ) Well if people use this IRC server, there's definately going to be more ) control over the channel and server itself. And if needed, other members ) could gain more control server-wide. Let me know if you have any ) questions. You may find that an IRC server used for the purposes of discussing DoS attacks, to the point of being used for real time mitigation of same, will ultimately be targeted as part of those attacks. A dedicated DS3 probably does not provide enough bandwidth to run a modern DoS-resistent IRC server. As a point of reference, during an attack, some EFnet IRC servers may take in multiple hundreds of Mb/s before upstream action is initiated. -- Daniel Reed <[email protected]> http://people.redhat.com/djr/ irc.efnet.us There are people who do things and people who take the credit, and the trick is to be in the first group; there is a lot less competition. -- Dwight Morrow, American Diplomat
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