Chernobyl packet
<networking> /cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ A network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, named in memory of the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ethernet address and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. Compare Christmas tree packet. [Jargon File] (2004-02-17) | ||||
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Chernobyl packet Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Chernobyl packet
/cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ n. A network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, in memory of the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ether and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. Compare Christmas tree packet.
/cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ n. A network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, in memory of the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ether and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. Compare Christmas tree packet.
Chernobyl packet Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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chernobyl packet
/cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ a network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, in memory of the april 1986 nuclear accident at chernobyl in ukraine. the typical scenario involves an ip ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination ether and ip address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. compare christmas tree packet
chernobyl packet
/cher-noh'b*l pak'*t/ a network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown, in memory of the april 1986 nuclear accident at chernobyl in ukraine. the typical scenario involves an ip ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination ether and ip address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between. compare christmas tree packet
Chernobyl packet Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Chernobyl packet
A Chernobyl packet is a network packet that induces a broadcast storm and/or network meltdown. The term was named after the April 1986 nuclear accident at Chernobyl.
The typical scenario involves an IP Ethernet datagram that passes through a gateway with both source and destination Ether and IP address set as the respective broadcast addresses for the subnetworks being gated between.
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