Erik Fair writes:
> It would have to be quite the DoS attack - the typical 10/100 FDX 
> switch in that 8-port, $100 category has the capacity to handle 8,000 
> MAC addresses...

It should only take a fractional second to send that many forged ARP
replys.

I'd hate to base my unix machine's security at the mercy of how well
some non peer-reviewed firmware in some cost-sensitive consumer device
is functioning.

-wolfgang
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