zuzu on 21 Oct 2007 01:29:43 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Comcast spoofs on network to block P2P

  • From: zuzu <sean.zuzu@gmail.com>
  • To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
  • Subject: Re: [PLUG] Comcast spoofs on network to block P2P
  • Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:29:39 -0400
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On 10/20/07, Toby DiPasquale <toby@cbcg.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 20, 2007 at 08:30:11PM -0400, zuzu wrote:
> > is this fraud?  identity theft?
> >
> > isn't this how China operates its national firewall? (spoofed RST packets)
>
> Dood, every firewall in existence has this ability and its employed on a
> regular basis. (*) I don't like what Comcast is doing any more than anyone
> else but the technique is legit. Complain about the use, not the tool.

I didn't mean to imply the problem is the tool.  I'm merely curious
about the technique and its deployment by ISPs (as well as possible
countermeasures).  I did intent to complain about the use; the problem
is the spoofing, I think.
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