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Chapter 14: Using SmartDefense 459
• Ping of Death on page 460
• Teardrop on page 459
Teardrop
In a Teardrop attack, the attacker sends two IP fragments, the latter entirely contained
within the former. This causes some computers to allocate too much memory and crash.
You can configure how Teardrop attacks should be handled.
Table 80: Teardrop Fields
In this field…
Do this…
Action Specify what action to take when a Teardrop attack occurs, by selecting one
of the following:
• Block. Block the attack. This is the default.
•
None.
No action.
Track Specify whether to log Teardrop attacks, by selecting one of the following:
• Log. Log the attack. This is the default.
•
None.
Do not log the attack.