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obscura2k · 30-05-2005, 22:54

Hi guys,

Been a fan of these forums for a long time but never needed to register until now, in which i need some help.

Recently, me and an old ex-friend had words and things turned nasty, i ruled him out of all our business dealings and left it at that. But the guy is smart, and he knows a hell of a lot about security, and runs his own small datacentre ...

The thing is, he DOS attacked me a while ago, perma flooding my poor cable modem for 48 hrs, he openly admitted it and promised to carry on until i pay him to stop lol ...

Anyways, i had planned to go away on business for 5 days so i left the whole system unplugged, when i returned i noticed i had a new IP address from NTL and the attacks had stopped, but then he got my new one through a forum visit, although didnt attack, but threatened to

I contacted the NTL Abuse team and i didnt hear anything back, so i called teh tech lines to see if i could get an ip change, but the indian guy on the fone just kept explaining how DHCP servers work, even though i told him 50 times i know how damn well works

I still havent heard anything back from NTL, so yesterday i went into the tech assistant, he looked at the DHCP table and said my ip was set to be released today at 16 pm (was issued on 15th April so i had it 45 days) and told me to turn the modem off for 20 secs after 16pm, and when i turned back on, i would have a new ip

I followed his instructions, and still i got the same ip address, so i went back in and said look, you give me an ip for 45 days, then tell me its gonna change, then it doesnt, and you expect me to surf in fear for another 45 days whilst the NTL Abuse team do naff all ... he just referred me to some technet page that explained how DHCP works lol

I use a router, which blocks most **** from reaching the PC/Laptop, but obviously the traffic hits the modem first before the router so i can stop it

Anyone got any solution as to how to force an IP change, or explain a way i can stop/reduce/protect myself from these attacks

Many Many Many Thanks in advance!

Regards
Obscura2k

30-05-2005, 22:54	#1
obscura2k cf.member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 52	DOS Attacks Hi guys, Been a fan of these forums for a long time but never needed to register until now, in which i need some help. Recently, me and an old ex-friend had words and things turned nasty, i ruled him out of all our business dealings and left it at that. But the guy is smart, and he knows a hell of a lot about security, and runs his own small datacentre ... The thing is, he DOS attacked me a while ago, perma flooding my poor cable modem for 48 hrs, he openly admitted it and promised to carry on until i pay him to stop lol ... Anyways, i had planned to go away on business for 5 days so i left the whole system unplugged, when i returned i noticed i had a new IP address from NTL and the attacks had stopped, but then he got my new one through a forum visit, although didnt attack, but threatened to I contacted the NTL Abuse team and i didnt hear anything back, so i called teh tech lines to see if i could get an ip change, but the indian guy on the fone just kept explaining how DHCP servers work, even though i told him 50 times i know how damn well works I still havent heard anything back from NTL, so yesterday i went into the tech assistant, he looked at the DHCP table and said my ip was set to be released today at 16 pm (was issued on 15th April so i had it 45 days) and told me to turn the modem off for 20 secs after 16pm, and when i turned back on, i would have a new ip I followed his instructions, and still i got the same ip address, so i went back in and said look, you give me an ip for 45 days, then tell me its gonna change, then it doesnt, and you expect me to surf in fear for another 45 days whilst the NTL Abuse team do naff all ... he just referred me to some technet page that explained how DHCP works lol I use a router, which blocks most **** from reaching the PC/Laptop, but obviously the traffic hits the modem first before the router so i can stop it Anyone got any solution as to how to force an IP change, or explain a way i can stop/reduce/protect myself from these attacks Many Many Many Thanks in advance! Regards Obscura2k