MightWolf
join:2002-06-17
Windsor, ON | reply to laz45
Re: Internet Shutdown
Actually, reading the details, it will be practically impossible to "shutdown the internet" - the attacker would need to know both end-points of all TCP connections..... |
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LoungeLizard2
join:2003-11-21
Vallejo, CA | Wouldn't they only need to shut down the few main DNS servers of the internet. Unless you know the actual IP address of all the web pages you visit, you would be out of luck. |
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SpitefulCrow
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join:2003-06-04
Berkeley, CA | reply to MightWolf
Eh, not really, just enough to reset the long-running BGP sessions on most of the major backbones. |
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LoungeLizard2
join:2003-11-21
Vallejo, CA | Thanks  |
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purplejello
join:2001-08-23
Reno, NV
clubs: | reply to MightWolf
Well, they'd know one end (their own), and they'd know the other end (the major DNS servers). |
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