AmigaActive (1422/2347)

From:Gareth Griffiths
Date:19 Mar 2001 at 02:15:09
Subject:Re: IP addresses...and security

On Mon, 19 Mar 2001 01:49:43 +0000 (utc), Andy Wanless wrote:

> "let's try everything we know about, see if we can get in"
> 1 attempt implies "oh, it's an Amiga. where's the fun in that?".

According to BlackICE, someone attempted a TCP OS fingerprint on my system
183 times in a minute the other night :-/

Most of my attacks come from fellow BT Internet users, for some reason :)

Gaz.



Gareth Griffiths - mailto:mail@gazchap.com - http://www.gazchap.com
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