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Configuring Denial of Service (DoS) Prevention

Configuring Denial of Service (DoS) Prevention

Purpose

To configure Denial of Service (DoS) prevention, which will protect the router from attacks and
notify administrators via Syslog.
Commands
For information about...

show hostdos

hostdos
clear hostdos-counters
show hostdos
Use this command to display Denial of Service security status and counters.
Syntax
show hostdos
Parameters
None.
Defaults
None.
Mode
Router command, Global configuration: Matrix>Router(config)#
Usage
When fragmented ICMP packets protection is enabled, the Ping of Death counter will not be
incremented. Ping of Death is a subset of the fragmented ICMP function.
Example
This example shows how to display Denial of Service security status and counters. For details on
how to set these parameters, refer to "hostdos" on page
Matrix>Router(config)#show hostdos
LAND Attack (Destination IP = Source IP)
Disabled
Spoofed Address Check
24-22 Security Configuration
Router: These commands can be executed when the device is in router mode only. For details on
how to enable router configuration modes, refer to
page 2-103.
"Enabling Router Configuration
Refer to page...
24‐23.
show hostdos
Modes" on
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