Re: dns authority changes and lame servers

2007-10-18 Thread Rob Thomas
hat we can produce in short order. (BTW: Need/want some more of our famous "Colo Blend" Mr. Thomas?) That was some of the best joe I've had, and I'd welcome another batch! Just don't tell the rest o' Team Cymru about it - it's mine, all mine! Muahaha! :)

Re: Question on 7.0.0.0/8

2007-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
ARIN database, we were told not to. We tried to explain the registration information was already public via ARIN, but were told not to update the IANA registry. IANA and ARIN are working out something to resolve this issue. Great, thanks to all! Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: Question on 7.0.0.0/8

2007-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
any changes. Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, "Out of coffee!");

Re: Where are static bogon filters appropriate? was: 96.2.0.0/16 Bogons

2007-03-01 Thread Rob Thomas
not flowing anymore") We have two ways to notify folks: 1. bogon-announce list, <http://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/ bogon-announce> 2. Automated updates with the bogon route-servers, www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html> Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, "Out of coffee!");

Re: Hackers hit key Internet traffic computers

2007-02-06 Thread Rob Thomas
ing/dnssumm/index.html> -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ cmn_err(do_panic, "Out of coffee!");

Re: Best practices inquiry: filtering 128/1

2006-07-10 Thread Rob Thomas
I'd guess the Cymru team is less likely to be hax0r'ed. But that's just 'cause I'm afraid of them. (Especially if Rob's had coffee recently. Which means I'm always afraid of them. :) Muahaha! :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-27 Thread Rob Thomas
] Thanks and I am really impressed with everyone's reaction to this attack. ] Especially Rob Thomas, he really has a grip on it. Thanks muchly, Barrett, but the credit goes to Steve Gill. :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-25 Thread Rob Thomas
dcast and the like. I don't like it. You don't like it. The miscreants love it. It's always a balancing act. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: DNS deluge for x.p.ctrc.cc

2006-02-24 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] other cctld servers have seen what are effectively ddos. rob thomas ] seems to have the most clue on this, so i hope this troll will entice ] him to speak. Did someone say "troll?" :) Yes, this is a real problem. These attacks have exceeded several gigabits per

Re: and here are some answers [was: Quarantine your infected users spreading malware]

2006-02-20 Thread Rob Thomas
they need help. I also didn't want folks to believe that it is a problem related to one OS or demographic. It's a problem of crime, mostly. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: and here are some answers [was: Quarantine your infected users spreading malware]

2006-02-20 Thread Rob Thomas
those unix web/database servers, or transit through those routers, etc. There's a reason why such devices are popular with the criminals. :( -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: and here are some answers [was: Quarantine your infected users spreading malware]

2006-02-20 Thread Rob Thomas
7;s also a large number of poorly configured devices such as routers with easily guessed passwords, overly permissive DNS name servers, etc. It's not simply a Windows problem. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: NetFlow tools?

2006-02-05 Thread Rob Thomas
en to suggestions and quick to assist. <http://nfsen.sourceforge.net/> Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: 74/8 75/8 76/8

2006-02-01 Thread Rob Thomas
] It looks like they were given real ARIN allocations for those test ] prefixes, so its not like those blocks are going to assigned to some ] random network who goes to use them and finds out there is a Cymru ] announcement on their space. Yes, agreed. :) -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Is my router owned? How would I know?

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
s of routers is also common now. This provides obfuscation and sometimes encryption. Most of the changes are based on templates. Consider this bundled clue, where the prowess of the template user isn't at all a factor. Use the flows. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www

Re: Cisco, haven't we learned anything? (technician reset)

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
t, et al.) prevented from using this login and password? Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Cisco, haven't we learned anything? (technician reset)

2006-01-12 Thread Rob Thomas
ing about cooking up blame is that there is always enough to serve everyone. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: do bogon filters still help?

2006-01-11 Thread Rob Thomas
Are ] your defenses against non-spoofed attacks really helped by the extra ] filtering? Great question, and we're eager to hear the results as well. Our study is well past its prime, to be sure. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 121/8, 122/8, and 123/8

2006-01-09 Thread Rob Thomas
u.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html> Please feel free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Thanks, Rob. - -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Infected list

2005-12-26 Thread Rob Thomas
stamp, now that I think about it. Doh! -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Destructive botnet originating from California (was Japan)

2005-12-25 Thread Rob Thomas
hanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Infected list

2005-12-25 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. Here is Barrett's list, including and sorted by ASN. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty); ASN IP AS Name 59 | 128.105.45.101 | WISC-MADISON-AS - University o 224 | 129.177.162.218 | UN

Re:Destructive botnet originating from Japan (fwd)

2005-12-24 Thread Rob Thomas
le attacks and abuses that might concern you even more. It is generally the case that the tools and techniques for both are the same. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re:Destructive botnet originating from Japan

2005-12-24 Thread Rob Thomas
t that will permit one to install a bot. Just-in-time DoSnets are readily built and used in amplification attacks as well. Bots have never been solely a Windows problem. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Team Cymru outage

2005-12-18 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. Just a FYI - we at Team Cymru are upgrading some of our infrastructure today. This will result in partial and complete outages for most of the day. We will be back online, new and improved, by the end of the day. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http

Re: blocking unallocated subnets

2005-12-02 Thread Rob Thomas
ore. Take it with a grain of salt. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: blocking unallocated subnets

2005-12-02 Thread Rob Thomas
> Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: a record?

2005-11-14 Thread Rob Thomas
While IPv6 obviously presents a huge address space, the miscreants don't have to scan all of it, or compromise much more than a few devices on it, to reap a reward. Just enough is good enough. I'll take a pina colada anyway. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com

Re: cymru down?

2005-11-02 Thread Rob Thomas
Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: cymru down?

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Thomas
r own, I should probably ask them to change that. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: cymru down?

2005-10-31 Thread Rob Thomas
ardent Cubs fan, cursing the Sox. ;) We continue to debug it with our peers. Stay tuned! Apologies for the inconvenience. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas Team Cymru http://www.cymru.com/ ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 & 75/8

2005-09-22 Thread Rob Thomas
Cymru do all the work. Fire up a peering session to the Bogon route-servers today! <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html> As always, if you are having difficulty reaching the three test IP addresses, please drop us a note at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 & 75/8

2005-09-20 Thread Rob Thomas
EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 & 75/8

2005-09-20 Thread Rob Thomas
] and statistical reliability. presumably that is coming and just ] hasn't been discussed or carried out yet. Yep, that's being done since we announced the prefixes. More details to come shortly. :) Todd, thanks for checking on these prefixes and sharing what you see! Thanks, Ro

Re: [afnog] ARIN to allocate from 74/8 & 75/8

2005-09-20 Thread Rob Thomas
resses prior to announcing the test prefixes. 74.63.1.2 75.127.1.2 76.191.1.2 Sorry those weren't announced sooner! Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 89/8, 90/8 and 91/8

2005-07-06 Thread Rob Thomas
- <http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/index.html#dns> Monitoring Bogon prefix monitoring - <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/robbgp-bogon.html> Bogus ASN monitoring - <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html> Please feel free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wit

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 74/8, 75/8, 76/8, 189/8, 190/8

2005-06-21 Thread Rob Thomas
ring - <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/asnbogusrep.html> Please feel free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 41/8

2005-04-14 Thread Rob Thomas
gusrep.html> Please feel free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Rob. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQl578Fk

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 73/8

2005-03-30 Thread Rob Thomas
free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thank you for your continued support. Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQk

Re: Obsolete bogon filtering

2005-03-10 Thread Rob Thomas
llowing URL. <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html> Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Vonage complains about VoIP-blocking

2005-02-15 Thread Rob Thomas
uses TFTP to update itself as well. Please note that I am NOT advocating the blocking of TFTP. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

RE: Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.14.128.0/19

2005-01-21 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Hank. ] How would this scale for say 200K routers? 2M? -Hank Dave Deitrich of Team Cymru will be presenting on this very topic at the next NANOG. Short answer: We're ready when you are. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.14.128.0/19

2005-01-20 Thread Rob Thomas
s would be rather obvious, and they are, yet no one notices. Most of these compromised routers are at the end of FR or frac-T connections. I suspect a great many of them were configured once, then left to rot with the same code and configuration for years and years. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas htt

Re: 72.18.160.0/19 Please Check Filters - BOGON Filtering IP Space 72.0.0.0/8

2005-01-19 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Bryan. ] Rob T - this should be a periodic FAQ: ] ]http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/ That's a great idea! Everyone knows I don't send out nearly enough email. :) Seriously, we'll try to be better about sending out regular reminders. Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.c

Re: IPv6, IPSEC and DoS

2005-01-01 Thread Rob Thomas
ssume that encrypted packets keep them safe. Encryption != security. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: IPv6, IPSEC and deep packet inspection

2004-12-31 Thread Rob Thomas
. So while a new approach to security with IPv6 may be warranted, many of the same old threats await you there. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-05 Thread Rob Thomas
us why. Suggestions are always welcome! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-05 Thread Rob Thomas
the RIB clean. That means the use of filtering. We and others provide those as well: <http://www.cymru.com/Documents/secure-bgp-template.html> <http://www.cymru.com/gillsr/documents/junos-bgp-template.htm> <ftp://ftp-eng.cisco.com/cons/isp/security/Ingress-Prefix-Filter-Templates

Re: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-05 Thread Rob Thomas
prefix-list that would permit you to filter on a prefix and anything more specific. Stay tuned! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: Bogon filtering (don't ban me)

2004-12-04 Thread Rob Thomas
deploy more if necessary. By the way we recommend that folks peer with at least two of the Bogon route-servers. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Bogon filtering

2004-12-03 Thread Rob Thomas
work to earn your trust with each project. I think we've done a fair job of that. Suggestions and feedback (along with coffee) are always welcome! Thanks, Rob, not the only member of Team Cymru. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com Shaving with Occam's razor since 1999.

Re: 71/8 and 72/8 reminder/plea

2004-11-15 Thread Rob Thomas
rnet garbage. :) <http://www.cymru.com/Reach/garbage.html> <http://www.cymru.com/Reach/darknet.html> Thanks! Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Updated monitoring pages from Team Cymru

2004-10-13 Thread Rob Thomas
page at the following URL. <http://www.cymru.com/Darknet/> We hope you find this of use. Comments and suggestions are always welcome! Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Team Cymru Darknet Project

2004-06-03 Thread Rob Thomas
tworks and the flows on them. Comments, feedback, and coffee are always welcome! :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. - -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty); -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.2 iQCVAwUBQL/W4VkX3QAo5sgJAQG3QQP9FT6jwkPbdLaCFBLds4ftjFaNGA

Re: Worms versus Bots

2004-05-03 Thread Rob Thomas
ost it infected, and report the contents to the Coldlife botherd. Ka-ching, another botnet stolen. Things have evolved in a distributed manner from this feature. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 58/8, 59/8

2004-04-28 Thread Rob Thomas
.cymru.com/Bogons/index.html#dns> Monitoring Bogon prefix monitoring - <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/robbgp-bogon.html> Please feel free to contact Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. - --

Re: TCP/BGP vulnerability - easier than you think

2004-04-20 Thread Rob Thomas
:) Or did I misunderstand the post? I'm low on coffee tonight. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Winstar says there is no TCP/BGP vulnerability

2004-04-20 Thread Rob Thomas
eful consideration of the support ramifications of it. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 85/8, 86/8, 87/8, 88/8

2004-04-03 Thread Rob Thomas
] And the amount of time it took me to update my bogon filters is ] Zero. Zip. ] Because I use Team Cymru's bogon route servers :-) Thanks, Michel! We aim to please. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 85/8, 86/8, 87/8, 88/8

2004-04-02 Thread Rob Thomas
Team Cymru <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: UUNet Offer New Protection Against DDoS

2004-03-03 Thread Rob Thomas
from from CW dated Januray 23, ] 2004: UUNET/MCI has had that capability since circa 2002, I believe. Several ISPs borrowed heavily from the following page to create similar services. <http://www.secsup.org/CustomerBlackHole/> Kudos to Chris and Brian. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thoma

Re: reminder ipv4 allocation 83/8 (IANA to RIPE-NCC)

2004-01-31 Thread Rob Thomas
following URL for more details: <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/bogon-rs.html> You do not have to be an ISP or a large enterprise network to peer with the bogon route-servers. We are happy to help you to filter the prefixes provided by the bogon route-servers. Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob

Re: Outbound Route Optimization

2004-01-26 Thread Rob Thomas
] 2.1.17 Simplicity ] ] The architecture MUST be simple enough so that Radia Perlman can ] explain all the important concepts in less than an hour. Oh, phew, good thing that isn't me. I've never been able to explain anything in less than an hour. :) -- Rob T

Re: New IPv4 Allocation to ARIN

2004-01-19 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Cooperation with the bogon project seems logical too. We at Team Cymru are happy to help in any way we can! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon update: 70/8

2004-01-16 Thread Rob Thomas
Please feel free to contact Team Cymru with any comments, questions, or concerns. We hope to see you in [sunny|warm|no snow] Miami! :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: updating bogon filters for 83/8 and 84/8

2004-01-10 Thread Rob Thomas
e assistance with the modification and testing of filters, please don't hesitate to ping on us! Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: 201/8 block

2003-12-23 Thread Rob Thomas
personal favorite is the bogon route-server project, but feel free to pick any or all of the data feeds. You will find all of them listed at the following URL: <http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/> We hope this helps! Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Routeviews and possible 0/0 route

2003-12-18 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Hate to follow up to myself, but as someone just pointed out, 65333 is the ] cymru bogons server. Woohoo, we're on route-views! We've made the big time! :) That said, please remember to strip off such things with peers and customers. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob T

Re: Worm Bandwidth [was Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm]

2003-11-25 Thread Rob Thomas
folks with very small pipes (circa T1) and very large netblocks (circa /16). These folks paid a heavy price when hit with the "scan all IPs in the netblock" worms. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Worm Bandwidth [was Re: Santa Fe city government computers knocked out by worm]

2003-11-25 Thread Rob Thomas
. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: New IANA IPv4 Allocations

2003-11-18 Thread Rob Thomas
official announcement. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

New IANA IPv4 allocations and bogon updates: 83/8 and 84/8

2003-11-17 Thread Rob Thomas
BGP prefix updates. Please feel free to contact Team Cymru with any comments, questions, or concerns. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: FW: Cost of Worm Attack Protection

2003-11-13 Thread Rob Thomas
hat installed numerous pods of the latest IDS at their borders, only to be owned from within or owned by a method not yet in the ever-behind signature database of the IDS devices. One can waste money on security just as easily as one can waste money on anything else. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thom

Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29

2003-10-17 Thread Rob Thomas
tten fruit for my presentation instead. I'm a moving target, and that makes it much more fun. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: BellSouth prefix deaggregation

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Thomas
] Thanks Rob. Noticed one of our routes there that an upstream was also ] originating, for no reason. That's cleared up, so one less inconsistent ] AS... No worries and thank YOU. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: BellSouth prefix deaggregation (was: as6198 aggregation event)

2003-10-13 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] Next topic: multiple origin ASNs .. Ooo, one of our faves. :) For a simple view: <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01.html> <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01-list.html> Thanks, Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: NANOG 29 hotels

2003-10-03 Thread Rob Thomas
] (so I guess I got the last room). You may have. There is a convention of surgeons running at the same time as NANOG. The good news is that I can be assured of quick resuscitation if we run out of coffee. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Adjusting TCP windows on production systems?

2003-09-30 Thread Rob Thomas
, repeat. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Providers removing blocks on port 135?

2003-09-20 Thread Rob Thomas
s for this purpose is far more in vogue. Watch out for worms such as W32.Sanper, which also provide a built-in spam relay network. Remove all of the open mail relays and you are left with...lots of spam. More at NANOG... ;) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Weekly lamer report

2003-09-15 Thread Rob Thomas
.com/DNS/lame.html> This report does not include last week's filename typo. :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Weekly lamer report

2003-09-08 Thread Rob Thomas
b, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What were we saying about edge filtering?

2003-09-04 Thread Rob Thomas
-rs.html> -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What were we saying about edge filtering?

2003-09-03 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Mat. ] So who thinks allowing anyone to route to or from IANA Reserved blocks ] (Bogons) is acceptable? It's a continuing mystery to me, when it's not exactly impossible to do. <http://www.cymru.com/Bogons/index.html> Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.c

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-09-03 Thread Rob Thomas
is based on a paucity of data. I'm not saying these things don't have a cost; I am saying that the cost hasn't been realistically quantified. Of course all of this is hand-waving until the market places security above other requirements, such as increased performance and shiny new features. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Weekly lamer list

2003-09-01 Thread Rob Thomas
.com/DNS/lame.html> Our thanks to those of you who have donated additional data for the cause. It is greatly appreciated. :) Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
Hey, Chris. ] No... I have one T1 to Sprint and one T1 to AT&T, I think my AT&T bill ] will be high this month so I stop sending OUT AT&T and only accept... Yep, this is a very common tactic, for reasons of finance, politics, responsiveness, etc. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
responsive, you just might end up as an example in my next presentation. ;) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: What do you want your ISP to block today?

2003-08-30 Thread Rob Thomas
e bandwidth from providers who sell (yes, CHARGE YOU MONEY) a filtering service. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: Lazy Engineers and Viable Excuses

2003-08-25 Thread Rob Thomas
ymru.com/Documents/secure-bgp-template.html> <http://www.qorbit.net/documents/junos-bgp-appnote.htm> ] ...no offense Rob, I'm pretty sure our beliefs are aligned here :-). None taken, I completely agree. Thanks, Rob, not just the "bogon guy." :) -- Rob Thomas ht

Oh the shame of being lame!

2003-08-25 Thread Rob Thomas
source anonymous, as you prefer. Such donations help the community at large. Be the first in your ASN to donate data! :) If you are interested in donating data, please contact us at team-cymru at cymru.com. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: BGP route tracking.

2003-08-14 Thread Rob Thomas
g bored waiting for us to run out of fuel) Hang in there! I hope the power is restored to everyone soon. If there is anything I or Team Cymru can do to assist, don't hesitate to ping on us. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

RE: RPC errors

2003-08-11 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, Brennan. ] does anyone know if the scanning is sequential once ] a range is chosen or is it random within a range? In all of my tests the scanning is sequential, e.g. 1.1.1.1, 1.1.1.2, 1.1.1.3, etc. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-06 Thread Rob Thomas
] I don't believe I ever said that the edges shouldn't filter... did I? Nope. I've always heard you say quite the opposite - the edges should filter. :) -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-05 Thread Rob Thomas
mprovement. It takes another tool out of their toolbox. We win this battle by degrees. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
de the IPv4 data, e.g. through HTML, text, DNS, and BGP peering. Thanks! Rob, for Team Cymru. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
;m short. :) Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Inconsistent AS, was Re: AS announcement question (easy)

2003-08-04 Thread Rob Thomas
Hi, NANOGers. ] See "show ip bgp inconsistant-as" on cisco. YMMV. On that theme, please also see: <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01.html> <http://www.cymru.com/BGP/incon01-list.html> Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-08-02 Thread Rob Thomas
me of it is bogus, enough of it is not. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob Thomas http://www.cymru.com ASSERT(coffee != empty);

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-07-31 Thread Rob Thomas
10K bots often introduces only the most minor of delays. :( Regarding sophistication: I never make the mistake of believing the enemy is dumb. I also do not believe the enemy will go further than what is necessary to accomplish the mission. Just enough is good enough. Thanks, Rob. -- Rob

Re: WANTED: ISPs with DDoS defense solutions

2003-07-30 Thread Rob Thomas
] Sure, trace my attacks to the linux box at UW, I didn't spoof the flood ] and you can prove I did the attacking how? You can't because I and 7 other ] hackers all are fighting eachother over ownership of the poor UW student ] schlep's computer... Only seven? Must be a lame bo

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