On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Vince Vielhaber wrote:
> Today I'm suddenly getting these messages:
>
> Jan 20 18:44:48 chives /kernel: icmp-response bandwidth limit 230/200 pps
>
> Is someone trying to pingflood me or something?
>
> Vince.
They're either doing something that causes RSTs or icmp unreachables to be
emitted, not ping flooding you. In all likelihood, it's just a portscan,
and nothing to be worried about. Generally, attack tools will exceed the
limit by a great deal, portscanning tools will adapt and stay close to the
limited rate.
There should be no need to worry, though your curiosity may drive you to
use a packet sniffer next time it happens.
Mike "Silby" Silbersack
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