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216738 2004-02-19 09:42:00 See the subject line. :D Do I want one, and if I do, how do I set one up? tbacon_nz (865)
216739 2004-02-19 09:45:00 Umm probably not.

IP Black Hole's are usually used to drop all traffic to or from an IP address - usually used by network administrators to stop an offending IP from causing problems, or restrict an IP's access to a network (say for an unpaid account or something, blackholing is easier than disconnecting the circuit)

Unless this is a more formal term that I'm not familiar with.
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
216740 2004-02-19 21:31:00 A very useful thing for garbage disposal, but you want to send the loads from a good distance. There's a burst of Xray and gamma radiation as the stuff passes through the event horizon.

Not the best thing to keep under the sink. :D
Graham L (2)
216741 2004-02-19 23:41:00 Does that explain why I keep dropping packets when I ping between my newtworked PCs? :^O:^O tbacon_nz (865)
216742 2004-02-19 23:42:00 maybe that should have been nukeworked... tbacon_nz (865)
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