Well, allowing that is fine if the machine has no hard drive for things to be permanently installed on and the machine has a clear label saying "insert your own boot media and hit the reset button before each use".
Another way of dealing with an attack is to turn off your cable modem long enough for your DHCP lease to expire, and then come back and get a new IP address, one that's hopefully not being attacked.
It is probably faster to get a new IP on cable by changing your MAC address than waiting for a DHCP lease to expire.
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Were you expect people to proofread their own posts before posting? If so, you must be new here. ;)
Well, allowing that is fine if the machine has no hard drive for things to be permanently installed on and the machine has a clear label saying "insert your own boot media and hit the reset button before each use".
It is probably faster to get a new IP on cable by changing your MAC address than waiting for a DHCP lease to expire.