[svlug] Researchers ping through first full 'Internet census' in 25 years

[Tri Huynh]

Isn't that illegal ? Isn't pinging that much a DOS attack ? My 2 cents. BTW,
I love Windows Vista.

Tri

On 10/12/07, John Conover <conover at rahul.net> wrote:
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>
> There are a lot of NAT'ed computers out there hiding behind Linux
> routers, and the router's firewalls are usually programmed to DROP
> unsolicited pings.
>
> I doubt this study has much relevance:
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> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/20390?netht=101107dailynews2&&nladname=101107dailynews
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> Or, the press release:
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>     http://www.isi.edu/news/news.php?story=178
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> Interestingly, though, 61% of the IP addresses responded to pings.
>
>         John
>
> BTW, Steve Gibson's on line port scanner is handy, (like when you use
> someone else's computer, or in a coffee shop, etc.):
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>     https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
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> and go to the bottom of the page, and proceed. Then scan all service
> ports, etc. Its a pretty quick way to tell how good the IT staff that
> runs the computer are, (and don't expect too good.)
>
> --
>
> John Conover, conover at rahul.net, http://www.johncon.com/
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