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July 2nd, 2007, 04:40 PM
It seem's more and more my 'extra' Firewall is reporting these attacks to me , the IP address of the 'pinger' get's put on the no-no list immediately , but they're becoming more frequent , are my settings too sensitive or is this a desperate attempt by goofball webmasters to defend their sites ?
http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc880/th_08788_Screenshot1_1_122_880lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=08788_Screenshot1_1_122_880lo.jpg)
Hmmm is this common to recieve such attacks ?
Subject: Re: What is a ping attack?
Answered By: tisme-ga on 24 Mar 2003 21:16 PST
Rated:
Hello kalima,
First, it is important to understand what a 'ping' is. A ping is
generally a command issued by a person on Computer A to Computer B. If
Computer B replies to the 'ping', then we know that data is able to
move from Computer A to Computer B.
What is a Ping? "Ping is used to test whether the remote host can be
reached from your computer. This simple function is extremely useful
for testing network connection, by transmitting a request message to a
specified system and receiving a reply, you will know if the network
hardware is functioning on both computers or the link between the two
systems is unbroken and etc."
Source: http://members.fortunecity.com/ramgs/rping20.html
If you are still able to surf the internet while the ping attack is
happening, then the attack is really having no effect on you. Ping
attacks used to work so that Computer A could flood Computer B with so
many ping requests, that it would use up all the internet bandwidth on
Computer B. With high speed connections however, (including 56k modems
to some extent), ping attacks are not as effective anymore.
It is still possible to flood a network with ping requests, but
generally it requires hundreds if not thousands of computers to bring
down a major network. Your personal firewall might be reporting a
valid ping attack, or it might be a bit too sensitive. There is
nothing illegal or wrong about pinging a computer on the internet.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=180535
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http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc880/th_08788_Screenshot1_1_122_880lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=08788_Screenshot1_1_122_880lo.jpg)
Hmmm is this common to recieve such attacks ?
Subject: Re: What is a ping attack?
Answered By: tisme-ga on 24 Mar 2003 21:16 PST
Rated:
Hello kalima,
First, it is important to understand what a 'ping' is. A ping is
generally a command issued by a person on Computer A to Computer B. If
Computer B replies to the 'ping', then we know that data is able to
move from Computer A to Computer B.
What is a Ping? "Ping is used to test whether the remote host can be
reached from your computer. This simple function is extremely useful
for testing network connection, by transmitting a request message to a
specified system and receiving a reply, you will know if the network
hardware is functioning on both computers or the link between the two
systems is unbroken and etc."
Source: http://members.fortunecity.com/ramgs/rping20.html
If you are still able to surf the internet while the ping attack is
happening, then the attack is really having no effect on you. Ping
attacks used to work so that Computer A could flood Computer B with so
many ping requests, that it would use up all the internet bandwidth on
Computer B. With high speed connections however, (including 56k modems
to some extent), ping attacks are not as effective anymore.
It is still possible to flood a network with ping requests, but
generally it requires hundreds if not thousands of computers to bring
down a major network. Your personal firewall might be reporting a
valid ping attack, or it might be a bit too sensitive. There is
nothing illegal or wrong about pinging a computer on the internet.
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=180535
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