Posted by christophrejmc on March 11, 2002, at 0:50:29
In reply to Re: Security » christophrejmc, posted by IsoM on March 10, 2002, at 20:57:04
> DoS attack only happens to servers, right? Correct me, if I'm wrong but be prepared to show me evidence. Home users can't get a DoS attack.
Anything with an IP address can get DoS'd (actually, an IP is not necessary, but that's even further off subject). The simplest DoS is a ping flood -- basically doing the same thing you did for Dr. Bob, but at a much faster rate.
>And no more about my connection, but it's NOT @home.
I didn't mean it is @home, I just meant that they are connected with @home (according to a friend who uses the same provider as you; I'm not sure if he's correct), so they possibly use similar (or the same) hardware, software, etc. It doesn't really matter, I was just using @home as an example.
> Do you realise how hard it is to type with a cat on your lap bumping your fingers & trying to lay her head on the key-board? I keep having to go back & correct. Mostly, I'm just drooling over the passiflora selections, coveting them, so I don't need to type, just hop back to PB occasionally. As soon as I head to the computer, she heads for my lap.Awww... My rats used to climb all over my keyboard, it was fun to sit and watch them type out long strings of letters, sometimes making small words.
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