[Xitami] :: denial of service ::

[Merilene M. Murphy]

thanks, thomas, for your prompt response. as i said, i am way too
busy to even get the xitami upgrade going, much less install a new
protonova server. ~m

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On 10/24/04 at 10:08 PM Thomas J. Hruska wrote:

At 11:07 AM 10/24/2004 -0700, Merilene M. Murphy writeth:
>HELP HELP HELP
>
>recently, i don't know why either, i've been receiving hits to my
>xitami
>server and it seems for the purpose of crashing it. i mean these
hits
>are
>coming in by the second. usually at hit 861, service will freeze
>win98se with blue screen. i am using xitami v 2.4d9 on win98se
(don't
>laugh). i am wondering has anyone figured out a script that will
>reset xitami hits automatically, to counter the malicious hits
coming
>through? 
>
>[p.s. - i have downloaded 2.5c2 from xitami.com but did not see the
>install file. i'm so busy on other projects, i can't get it to work
>right now.] 
>
>thanks. ~
>
>in words & deeds, PEACE 
>all ways          always 
>
>~ merilene 

Hello Merilene,

ProtoNova has a really good anti-Denial of Service architecture built
into
the server.  Xitami can't counter these attacks except at the IP
level
(meaning you have to be awake manning the server).  ProtoNova can
automatically detect a DoS and stop it (even while you sleep).  You
can do
Xitami-style IP mask blocking as well, but you could be blocking
legitimate
IPs.  The anti-DoS architecture's default settings aren't perfect,
but ever
since it went in place, no one using ProtoNova has had a problem.


Thomas J. Hruska
shinelight@shininglightpro.com

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