Oversized Packet = CRASH (fwd)

Chris Evans (chris@ferret.lmh.ox.ac.uk)
Wed, 21 Jan 1998 11:37:35 +0000 (GMT)


Just in case there's something in this.......

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 19:34:14 -0500
From: Mike Matsumoto <freedom@NOSPAM.udel.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.security.unix
Subject: Oversized Packet = CRASH

Linux Kernel 2.0.33

Jan 20 15:40:34 palos kernel: Oversized packet received from
xxx.xxx.xxx.xx
Jan 20 15:41:22 palos kernel: Oversized packet received from
xxx.xxx.xxx.xx

Right after the last entry, the system hung completely.

Can anyone shed some light on this?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

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