[HECnet] DECnet over IP

[Johnny Billquist]

On 2016-01-20 16:55, Sampsa Laine wrote:
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> On 20 Jan 2016, at 15:51, Johnny Billquist <bqt at softjar.se> wrote:
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>> Well, yes, that is true. However, I doubt many would be clever enough to even know what they are doing.
>> However, a more silly thing is just simple DOS attacks. If you connect to the multinet server, then the proper remote end cannot. Which is simple, not super harmful, but annoying...
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> This problem has existed with for the bridge and Multinet tunnels since the beginning.

The bridge do not have that problem, no.

> However I doubt most hackers would go through the trouble of learning the precise format of a DECNET packet encapsulated in UDP/TCP to insert malicious data into our network - we're just not valuable enough a goal..

Agreed that we're likely not a target for purposeful attacks. More 
potentially victims of stupidity. Which is why I ask, and is concerned.

Like I said, the bridge is not susceptible to this. Seems Multinet might 
be...

	Johnny

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