Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-09 Thread Jim Pingle
Geo. wrote: >> We have done just this (block inbound udp/53) to certain subnets due to a >> rash of CPEs that happily proxy DNS, including recursive queries, >> from their WAN side. > > What devices? Is this a default or something customers are configuring? Just about every Siemens/Efficient *DSL

Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-04 Thread Jim Pingle
Geo. wrote: >> What is stopping you from running your own local DNS server? > > What is stopping you from running your own SMTP server? A port 25 block? > Well if an ISP doesn't want to play whack-a-mole with unsecured dns servers > popping up every day do you not think it likely that they will re

Re: DNS query spam

2005-11-30 Thread Jim Pingle
Florian Weimer wrote: > * Piotr Kamisiski: > > >>23:05:40.241026 IP 204.92.73.10.40760 > xx.xx.xx.xx.53: 38545+ [1au] ANY >>ANY? e.mpisi.com. (40) > > > > 204.92.73.10 is one of the IP addresses for irc.efnet.ca. Someone is > spoofing the source addresses, in the hope that DNS servers will