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Solutions to Ease the DDOS Trickle-Down Effect?
dealsites asks: "Recently, The Electorial Vote website run by Andrew Tanenbaum was hit with a triple-threat. Not only was it Slashdotted, it was hit with a DDOS attack in conjunction with the busiest normal traffic day, due to the election. Netcraft has an article detailing the steps taken to mitigate the traffic. Andrew's host provider is also the provider of my site. I'm sure were are on separate servers, him a dedicated server and semi-dedicated hardware for myself, but I noticed dramatic slowdowns of my site during this triple-threat traffic onslaught to Andrew's site. Are there any techniques other than throwing more CPUs and bandwidth at the problem to remedy this type of situation? I'm sure I can't be the only one that has noticed this. Any comments on other similar stories?"
It's just as well that his site is knocked off. His links are either pro-Kerry, Non-Partisan, or "Mixed." There are no pro-Bush links.
I realize that he's got just as much of a right to say whatever he wants, but it troubles me that some people are looking to this as an authoritative source of information. IOW, he's biased.
You need to restart your computer. Hold down the Power button for several seconds or press the Restart button.