More info on this is in a PCWeek article at <http://www.pcweek.com/news/0916/16epanix.html>. In part, it reads Code is now available on the Internet to conduct such an attack. The underground hacker publications Phrack and 2600, for example, have published detailed descriptions of the problem and code that can be used by anyone with root access on a Unix system. Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS), of Atlanta, is testing a version of its RealSecure product that attempts to combat a SYN flood (and other forms of attack). --Glenn Cole Software al dente, Inc. [log in to unmask]