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[Igor Chudov @ home]

Internaut wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Adamsc wrote:
> > > Igor wrote
> > > > On Sun, 1 Dec 1996 22:23:30 -0600, Internaut wrote:
> > > >What is the risk of publishing your dynamic IP address to a web =
> page=20
> > > >while you are on line?  How vulnerable is someone just connected to =
> > > >the internet, w/o any server running? What attacks are feasable? =
> -->=20
> >> Well, if you are running Win95 (all) or 3.1 (w/certain TCP/IP stacks) =
> your
> >> machine can be locked up or rebooted at *any* time using just PING!
> >Isn't is Unix that is actually vulnerable?
> I tried pinging myself off and it didn't work; maby it has to be from a =
> remote host.
> =09
> 
> 

try ping -l 65510 host.name.edu

	- Igor.