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DoS attack: FIN Scan from Microsoft
Since a few weeks we have a new satellite dish operational, providing fast internet thru the Astra -3 satellite. I had hoped the 8-fold increase of bandwidth would solve the old problem of a netg...
Wrote a complaint to cert@microsoft.com.
No reply, but the attack has ceased.
This is just a high speed satellite link we've hired from SES/Astra in Luxembourg. No helpdesk, no other services than providing an operational link to a fixed IP address.
We use it for mail and normal internet traffic only. This is a remote area.
bypass router and connect directly to link modem, see if public IP changes, if yes reconnect router and use PC MAC in router setup, if no change get use to it or find another vendor.
The IP address is assigned to the (hardwired) modem number, even with the router powered down at night I can see the the RX LED blink on the modem. I will switch off the whole hardware to check if the behaviour changes.
I guess I'm screwed!
Wrote a complaint to cert@microsoft.com.
No reply, but the attack has ceased.