Network Connectivity

[Robert Dinse <nanook@eskimo.com>]

     I've received numerous complaints about network connectivity being "slow",
or file transfers "stalling" mid-stream.

     I have located the problem; we are being UDP flooded; someone out on the
net is sending about 120,000 UDP packets per second to tia1.eskimo.com; and
even though our router filters throw these away; the sheer volume overloads
the router CPU and clogs the links.

     I am on the line now with Sprint and they are putting access list in place
to block this flood. 

     Usually what causes this folks; is someone in IRC gets someone else angry; 
and if they've got access to a machine on a network with a lot of bandwidth;
often things like physics labs at major universities; then they can run flood
programs that raise holy hell.  Please be considerate of other users when you
are interacting on the net.