ddos

james_m · 09-11-2009, 08:38 PM

Hi, guys.
I really hope this is the right board for this thread....

I was wondering what exactly ddos means, how people ddos, and how I can stop it from happening to me. I've had it happen once before, and (dispite my computer retardation) I can't survive without internet :)

Thanks in advance

ebackhus · 09-11-2009, 10:41 PM

Denial of Service. It's when your PC is hit with so many requests that it refuses to work.

This rarely happens to individual users.

james_m · 09-12-2009, 01:52 PM

is there a way to stop other people from doing it to me?

Herophobic · 09-12-2009, 06:20 PM

yes, get a firewall lol
or a router
I have a router, one person who knows what he does tried to ddos me, he couldnt.

james_m · 09-12-2009, 11:43 PM

Awesome thanks guys :)

09-11-2009, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
james_m Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista	ddos Hi, guys. I really hope this is the right board for this thread.... I was wondering what exactly ddos means, how people ddos, and how I can stop it from happening to me. I've had it happen once before, and (dispite my computer retardation) I can't survive without internet :) Thanks in advance

09-11-2009, 10:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,294 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: ddos Denial of Service. It's when your PC is hit with so many requests that it refuses to work. This rarely happens to individual users. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

09-12-2009, 01:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
james_m Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista	Re: ddos is there a way to stop other people from doing it to me?

09-12-2009, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
Herophobic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: xp	Re: ddos yes, get a firewall lol or a router I have a router, one person who knows what he does tried to ddos me, he couldnt.

09-12-2009, 11:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
james_m Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista	Re: ddos Awesome thanks guys :)