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DoS Denial of Service

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Chapter 9 9.8 DoS (Denial of Service) SL-600/SL6300 is able to protect your network against the following attacks by proper configuration in this page (Figure 9.8) 9.8.1 SYN Flooding Attack Check This attack involves sending connection requests to a server, but never fully completing the connections. This will cause some computers to get into a "stuck state" where they cannot accept connections from legitimate users. ("SYN" is short for "SYNchronize"; this is the first step in opening an Internet connection). You can select this box if you wish to protect the network from TCP Syn flooding. 9.8.2 Winnuke Attack Check Certain older versions of the MS Windows OS are vulnerable to this attack. If the computers in the LAN are not updated with recent versions/patches, you are advised to enable this protection by checking the check box. 9.8.3 MIME Flood Attack Check You can select this box to protect the mail server in your network against MIME flooding. Chapter 9 76 ASUS VPN ADSL Router

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Chapter 9
Chapter 9
9.8 DoS (Denial of Service)
SL-600/SL6300 is able to protect your network against the following attacks
by proper configuration in this page (Figure 9.8)
9.8.1 SYN Flooding Attack Check
This attack involves sending connection requests to a server, but never fully
completing the connections. This will cause some computers to get into a “stuck
state” where they cannot accept connections from legitimate users. (“SYN” is
short for “SYNchronize”; this is the first step in opening an Internet connection).
You can select this box if you wish to protect the network from TCP Syn flooding.
9.8.2 Winnuke Attack Check
Certain older versions of the MS Windows OS are vulnerable to this attack. If
the computers in the LAN are not updated with recent versions/patches, you
are advised to enable this protection by checking the check box.
9.8.3 MIME Flood Attack Check
You can select this box to protect the mail server in your network against MIME
flooding.