PING STORM


Meaning of PING STORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

A form of DoS attack consisting of a flood of ping requests (normally used to check network conditions) designed to disrupt the normal activity of a system. This act is sometimes called `ping lashing' or `ping flood'. Compare mail storm , broadcast storm .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.