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super source quench
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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n. A special packet designed to shut up an Internet host. The Internet
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Protocol (IP) has a control message called Source Quench that asks a host to
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transmit more slowly on a particular connection to avoid congestion. It also
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has a Redirect control message intended to instruct a host to send certain
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packets to a different local router. A super source quench is actually a
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redirect control packet, forged to look like it came from a local router,
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that instructs a host to send all packets to its own local loopback address.
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This will effectively tie many Internet hosts up in knots. Compare
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Godzillagram , breath-of-life packet.
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