# # # Smurf.fix.txt # # http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1998-01.html # # # Smurf Description http://www.pentics.net/denial-of-service/white-papers/smurf.cgi # http://www.ircnetops.org/smurf # http://www.netscan.org # http://www.math.ucla.edu/misc/smurf.html # # # On the Cisco router # ------------------- interface Serial0 ... no ip directed-broadcast <<--- add this to all interfaces # # # # On the machine that is replying to the incoming smurf attack # ------------------------------------------------------------ # turn off ping broadcasts # echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_broadcasts # # # end of file