Comments on: Whopper getting DOS’d (Not anymore!) http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/ Information about DreamHost Services Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bahamut http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-72795 Bahamut Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:42:34 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-72795 Thanks you dreamhost for the great work done. Dreamhost Rocks! Thanks you dreamhost for the great work done. Dreamhost Rocks!

]]> By: Ben http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4861 Ben Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:03:14 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4861 The problem is that this is a Distributed attack, so it's much more difficult to block. Instead of all the requests emanating from a few nefarious IP addresses, they come from many many seemingly random IPs. Even though there are of course repeats, it's not as simple as a single line in the htaccess file. Check and see if your logs are bigger than normal. If so, you'll probably be able to see at least a few of these in your error log. The problem is that this is a Distributed attack, so it’s much more difficult to block. Instead of all the requests emanating from a few nefarious IP addresses, they come from many many seemingly random IPs. Even though there are of course repeats, it’s not as simple as a single line in the htaccess file.

Check and see if your logs are bigger than normal. If so, you’ll probably be able to see at least a few of these in your error log.

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4855 Jeremy Wed, 22 Nov 2006 06:34:03 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4855 Since we have some techies here that seem familiar with DOS attacks, I'm wondering, what's the most "foolproof" method of stopping them at the source? Seems to me in my completely perfect world that there should be some way that a server can spot an attack and dump a single targeted IP - if that's the case - automatically. What do companies that no doubt get many more attacks - Microsoft or Yahoo or something tempting - do to counter the attacks, and can Dreamhost implement something similar, or is that super high-tech and not cost efficient. I'm asking because it seems like Dreamhost could save some money (and some headaches) by implementing something like this, if possible. Since we have some techies here that seem familiar with DOS attacks, I’m wondering, what’s the most “foolproof” method of stopping them at the source? Seems to me in my completely perfect world that there should be some way that a server can spot an attack and dump a single targeted IP - if that’s the case - automatically. What do companies that no doubt get many more attacks - Microsoft or Yahoo or something tempting - do to counter the attacks, and can Dreamhost implement something similar, or is that super high-tech and not cost efficient. I’m asking because it seems like Dreamhost could save some money (and some headaches) by implementing something like this, if possible.

]]> By: RuFo http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4812 RuFo Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4812 Whoper is down again? Now I can't access to my blog... Whoper is down again?
Now I can’t access to my blog…

]]> By: Unity http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4757 Unity Mon, 20 Nov 2006 16:20:17 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4757 Guys, are you still getting Dos'd here? This is the fifth weekday out of the last seven that the server's bugged out at around the same time of day - about 4pm over here (UK), which means about 8am PST. This is all looking a bit uncoincidental to say the least and it's all getting a bit frustrating as I've got a new project due to launch in about a week's time and need to be sure that everything's not going to be falling over every 24 hours before I go live. Guys, are you still getting Dos’d here?

This is the fifth weekday out of the last seven that the server’s bugged out at around the same time of day - about 4pm over here (UK), which means about 8am PST.

This is all looking a bit uncoincidental to say the least and it’s all getting a bit frustrating as I’ve got a new project due to launch in about a week’s time and need to be sure that everything’s not going to be falling over every 24 hours before I go live.

]]> By: Rick http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4685 Rick Sat, 18 Nov 2006 23:06:49 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4685 glad its fixed :) glad its fixed :)

]]> By: Yhiru http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4660 Yhiru Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:31:52 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4660 My site is on slice and its not working atm :( My site is on slice and its not working atm :(

]]> By: bob http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4646 bob Sat, 18 Nov 2006 06:04:07 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4646 Well my website is on lifesaver and my site was hacked today. Well my website is on lifesaver and my site was hacked today.

]]> By: Jay http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4634 Jay Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:15:52 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4634 I know "Fanta" isn't listed but is anyone else having FTP issues? It gets to the password stage and then times out. I know “Fanta” isn’t listed but is anyone else having FTP issues? It gets to the password stage and then times out.

]]> By: Steven http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4621 Steven Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:09:56 +0000 http://www.dreamhoststatus.com/2006/11/15/whopper-getting-dosd/#comment-4621 Ditto on Dr. Pepper. The kicker is that I'm hosting a project that's holding a vote on some project matters today...rawr. Ditto on Dr. Pepper. The kicker is that I’m hosting a project that’s holding a vote on some project matters today…rawr.

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