DoS attack on a site

prabhash · 09-16-2009, 08:21 AM

i have a site(www.mypartygenie.com) which has been affected by DoS attack. I did go through many articles on how to prevent it. but did not come with a solution that can prevent the attack. However, going through some articles, i found that the IP which is flooding the website with huge requests should be banned. I did so. Also, i disabled chargen and echo services. But the problem did not get resolved. The site was again flooded with another IP sending huge requests.

can you guys help me in this matter or suggest me a solution to overcome this problem?

Thank you.

ebackhus · 09-17-2009, 04:07 AM

Is there any firewall in place, whether software or hardware?

prabhash · 09-18-2009, 11:27 PM

Thanx for the reply.

No we did not have any firewall installed anywhere. Can you suggest how to do so? we are thinking about it. but did not know how to do so. Please help.

ebackhus · 09-19-2009, 02:49 AM

My preference is to use a hardware firewall such as a simple router as opposed to software. The router's firewall is simple but robust while software solutions are sometimes clucnky and overly obtrusive.

imtiyazsama · 10-03-2009, 01:44 PM

i agree with ebackhus a gaming router is best used for a webserver for its performance but on the other hand there is nothing wrong with normal routers

09-16-2009, 08:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
prabhash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 OS: win 2000,xp	DoS attack on a site i have a site(www.mypartygenie.com) which has been affected by DoS attack. I did go through many articles on how to prevent it. but did not come with a solution that can prevent the attack. However, going through some articles, i found that the IP which is flooding the website with huge requests should be banned. I did so. Also, i disabled chargen and echo services. But the problem did not get resolved. The site was again flooded with another IP sending huge requests. can you guys help me in this matter or suggest me a solution to overcome this problem? Thank you.

09-17-2009, 04:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,235 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: DoS attack on a site Is there any firewall in place, whether software or hardware? __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-18-2009, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
prabhash Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 OS: win 2000,xp	Re: DoS attack on a site Thanx for the reply. No we did not have any firewall installed anywhere. Can you suggest how to do so? we are thinking about it. but did not know how to do so. Please help.

09-19-2009, 02:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,235 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: DoS attack on a site My preference is to use a hardware firewall such as a simple router as opposed to software. The router's firewall is simple but robust while software solutions are sometimes clucnky and overly obtrusive. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-03-2009, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
imtiyazsama Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: london Posts: 43 OS: xp sp3/server 2003/windows vista home/ linux	Re: DoS attack on a site i agree with ebackhus a gaming router is best used for a webserver for its performance but on the other hand there is nothing wrong with normal routers