Comments on: Internet root servers attacked http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Danijel http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-466005 Danijel Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:18:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-466005 That's what you get for using DNS... People should learn to use IP addresses instead! That’s what you get for using DNS… People should learn to use IP addresses instead!

]]> By: Justin http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-465075 Justin Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:30:56 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-465075 Did you know that no one company/agency controls all 13 root servers? cooh eh? :) Did you know that no one company/agency controls all 13 root servers? cooh eh? :)

]]> By: Big A http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-465053 Big A Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:59:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-465053 I noticed something going on yesterday. The volume of bad email went up 50% yesterday, and today is on track to way surpass that. The "attack" if you can call it that, was mainly a dictionary attack. Thank God for my Barracuda Spam Firewall. I wish I didn't get spam like JCD. I noticed something going on yesterday. The volume of bad email went up 50% yesterday, and today is on track to way surpass that. The “attack” if you can call it that, was mainly a dictionary attack. Thank God for my Barracuda Spam Firewall. I wish I didn’t get spam like JCD.

]]> By: Mac Guy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-465013 Mac Guy Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:33:50 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-465013 Somewhere, in some dark corner of Wisconsin, some granny is clicking her mouse as fast as she can on her OC3 line while the lights dim. "Granny, stop it! You're killing the Internets!" Somewhere, in some dark corner of Wisconsin, some granny is clicking her mouse as fast as she can on her OC3 line while the lights dim.

“Granny, stop it! You’re killing the Internets!”

]]> By: pedro http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-464972 pedro Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:04:39 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-464972 I think it was both: a publicity stunt and an attempt to see how hard it is to do real damage I think it was both: a publicity stunt and an attempt to see how hard it is to do real damage

]]> By: Janky http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-464888 Janky Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:35:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-464888 Maybe it's some ferrin' government trying to bring down the western world. I think terrorists are involved. Maybe it’s some ferrin’ government trying to bring down the western world. I think terrorists are involved.

]]> By: C. Flowers http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2007/02/07/quarter-of-internet-nodes-brought-down-in-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-464882 C. Flowers Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:28:54 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=9644#comment-464882 I guess they did it just to say they can. Waste of time though! I wish they'd do something constructive rather than destructive. I guess they did it just to say they can. Waste of time though! I wish they’d do something constructive rather than destructive.

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