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Auto-DoS
Hi Is the Auto-DoS function a joke???? If this is enabled it is enough for an attacker do just send one malformed packet and the Negear according to the docs shuts down the port permanently u...
I understand how it works now. Not ideal for us. But you sorted it out for me. For that I thank you very much.
/Peo
I am not 100% with you here.. I am maybe stupid :)
According to the docs the port closes permanently when is sees an attack. Which means any person can shut down my port by being bad with a few packets against the switch port. This way it is easy do DoS me (i.e make my service unusable as my switch port is closed)...
Please tell me what I have missed or missunderstood here.
/Peo
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I understand how it works now. Not ideal for us. But you sorted it out for me. For that I thank you very much.
/Peo
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