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>> I see on CNN's web site, http://www.cnn.com that one of the United
>> States largest web page hosting services, WebCom, had network
>> problems this past weekend which were caused by a TCP/IP SYN
>> attack that was traced through PSINET, to CA*NET, then to BC NET.

>    We have now installed filters on our routers which will not permit
>any packet to leave them if it does not have a source address which we
>own and which we advertise a valid route for. I suggest
>that all other BCNet clients take this incident as a warning and
>similarly tighten security on their routers if they have not already
>done so.

Instructions for doing this on Cisco, Bay and Livingston routers
are available at http://www.mtiweb.com/isp in the "Security Info"
section. I recommend that BC-Net alert all customers that they need
to install these filters to make them a less desirable site for launching 
hacker-attacks. 

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Michael Dillon                   -               Internet & ISP Consulting
Memra Software Inc.              -                  Fax: +1-604-546-3049
http://www.memra.com             -               E-mail: michael@memra.com