Slackware is the target of DoS attacks.

[cloudstrife]

I don't know how many of you guys noticed, but www.slackware.com was down for a while... turns out they were the target of DoS attacks.

Slackware hompage has more about it.

[preacher]

Ive had enough of these skript kiddies. Why would anyone want to take down a website that offers free software as a service to the community. That would be like someone robbing the Red Cross. Only a deranged loser piece of shit would do this. Fuck all DDoS'ing skript kiddie bastards.

[Calum]

yes, i hope they hunt down those responsible and allow something unfortunate to happen to them.

Why don't those DDoSing morons go and target microsoft or nestle or somebody who deserves to be DDoSd?

[Calum]

quote:Originally posted by Xfree86 Release 11:
We need to start a website, but ill post this on Websites considering usually the people on this bored who have enough bandwidth are to friggen selfish. So i wont even ask about it here, but I will goto slashdot.

what?

was that a joke? or was it a real insult?

i am having a lot of trouble understanding what you're on about, i'm sorry to say...

[lazygamer]

I see why people hate kiddies so. However, how do you know someone didn't have a hidden agenda against Linux? Of course there is the possibility of script kiddies thinking MS is great and Linux s|_|><0rz, but why slackware? Why not linux.com or linux.org, something far more symbolic? Maybe im just reading into this too much, and it is just a random website attack...

[TheQuirk]

quote:Originally posted by Xfree86 Release 11:
We need to start a website, but ill post this on Websites considering usually the people on this bored who have enough bandwidth are to friggen selfish. So i wont even ask about it here, but I will goto slashdot.

Huh???

[Calum]

what he is saying, after careful consideration of his post, is that someone should start up a website where people can go to find out the details of any script kiddie action that is going on. basically you can go there and find out what sites are down, why, who did it and how to retaliate and sort it out quickly. EG if a DDoS happens, all the people who can't access the site would think 'aha! i'll just go to that website about script kiddies', then they'd go there and the info on which ip addresses were responsible and so on would be posted there and those people could then go into action.

X11 then goes on to say that he would willingly admin such a site however he does not have the capability to host it, due to lack of bandwidth. he then goes on to say that many forum members could do this as they do have the bandwidth but that he is not even going to ask them to as he believes that they would refuse to host this site.

ah! (deep breath out)...

well that's what i think X11 is saying anyway!

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by Xfree86 Release 11:
You can be rest assured it was not at you, i have no interest in starting a flame war so i will not name the people, but some people here are all for themselfs. But i will not mention, there is one who might do it but im not mentioning who that is because im sure slashdot has more people.

I believe he is talking about me. I will not let him have any space on my machine on my Cable connection for a web site. Are you talking about me?

Back on the topic of DDoS. You know if all the ISPs in the world had their routers properly configured DDoS attacks would no longer exist. Cisco has written papers about how to properly filter the type of traffic used in DDoS which will not effect normal activity. I recall reading these articles 2 or 3 years ago..

[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[TheQuirk]

Wouldn't the site have to be VERY adopted by everyone? And wouldn't that give another reason for script kiddies to do this? "Check is out homie G wigga, I made the top list on i-really-dislike-script-kiddies-that-do-ddos-attacks.com!"

[voidmain]

Here's one article from a couple of years ago but I don't believe it was the exact one I read:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/newsflash.html

But of course this requires ISPs and businesses to actually configure their router rather than just taking it out of the box and plugging in T1 lines. It's so sad...

[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[TheQuirk]

True, but I only got it because the other guy didn't know anything about Linux and wanted someone to help. I was bored, up for a challenge, and ready to improve my Linux skills (it's always so much easier when you need to know something but you don't know it so you end up searching google franticly       ). Edit: also, because I'm not charging money.

I could actually host something like that without a problem on belg88.com. Although, I doubt anyone would submit DDoS attacks, and I really won't have any time to maintain it. . .

Void: I haven't read the article, but I know that a router could handle a giant DoS attack without crashing - so why won't companies like Cisco configure things like "packet filtering" automaticlly? I mean, it's not hard to realize you're being attacked when the same packets are sent at a trillion megabits a second. . .

[ December 19, 2002: Message edited by: Y12 ]

[choasforages]

too bad you can't find out were those assholes live. slackware is volunteer based. lamerz anybody got any ip's, or know who hosts them? becuase DoSing their hosts /*well, aiming it at them and dragging the hosts network down after each of lamerz DoS attacks, might get them and us banned*/

[Bazoukas]

Hey now, if the comment was directed to Voidman, its wrong.
  He helps ALOT of people here. From basic what is GNU questions, to  complex technical questions, on how to set up a web server, firewalls, shell scripts, C++ questions, samba, hardware troubleshooting.
  No matter how stupid a question is, he will answer it. So back off.
 And no am not kissing his ass. I have no reason to do that.

  Anyway, I have cable connection but i was way over my head these three last months.
  I already have made my home page. The site will deal with only Linux things.
   I will be leaving for NYC on Monday, for the holidays, when I will come back, I will have time for my small project, and if someone wants to host something in my web server (that of my Computer's or that of my ISP's) just send me a PM.
  I will be MORE than happy to do so, and give back something to the Linux community that helped/helps me alot, in more than one ways.

[TheQuirk]

quote:Originally posted by X11:
Yes indeed, but for example people in Quirks position, and others )there are many more( would just plug things in and watch em work!

If you mean that I just stick things in and hope they work, then you're wrong. . . I usually read up a lot before installing anything critecal, I'm signed up with anything-security-news-letter that has to do with me, and make sure to have everything updated. In fact, I'm about to update Ensim right now.

[choasforages]

X11, they get done being DDoSd and you try to get it slashdotted?