What is DDO's attack

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by phaseman, Oct 27, 2008.

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    Can anyone tell me what is a ddo's attack , my site has been down for two days when i ask my host why, they tell me its a ddo attack , I ask what is a ddo attack their auto respond is "will that be all" they cannot train their monkeys to answer questions.

    I have signed up with a new company because the last company SUCKS but I can't even get to my cpanel, because of a ddo attack.
     
    phaseman, Oct 27, 2008 IP
  2. wwstewart

    wwstewart Well-Known Member

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    A DDoS attack (distributed denial of service) is where someone uses a bunch of zombie computers or routers to flood your server with packets. There are a few different types, but this is just a basic 'what is a DDoS' response.

    There was a good article in 2600 several years back called 'Tools of the Tools' that was about DDoS attacks. You can probably find it somewhere on the net with a quick google search.
     
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  3. phaseman

    phaseman Active Member

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    My site has been down for two days my host is ignoring my emails, i'm starting to get the feeling they have lost my site is this possible thru a DDo's attack
     
    phaseman, Oct 28, 2008 IP
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    ceejay77 Peon

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    hi most likely they are working on their site they do not always warn clients of this but your site should show up when they finish
     
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    While its under attack is there a way for them to back up my site, I have a forum my last backup was three weeks ago.
     
    phaseman, Oct 28, 2008 IP