Re: Re- TCP broadcast storm

[Jon Postel <[e-mail]>]

> No way.  A broadcast storm like this could have clogged the local
> Ethernet, but not the Internet as a whole.  Perhaps he was referring to
> the infamous Morris Worm, which was a far more subtle attack (and did
> bring down a signficant part of the Internet).

Bob:

The Morris Worm did not bring down the Internet.  The Internet was very
efficient and effective in delivering the Worm attack to numerous end
hosts, many of which became too busy to do useful work, and were re-attacked
when local efforts were made to clear them.  However, neither the Internet
routers, nor the lines were in anyway attacked or out of service due to the
Morris Worm.

--jon.