Blair and Lee work in the NOCs (Network Operation Center)s of two different ISPs. They are on the late shift and bored. Blair sends a series of packets that are 65537 bytes in length trying to irritate Lee.
What is he doing?
A) Ping of Death
B) Invite of Death
C) Generate false positives on the IDS that Lee will have to explain
D) Nothing, packets can be up to 2^32 in size because the Datagram length field is 15 bits and the 16th bit is a multiplier.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The multiplier concept has to do with the way window sizes in TCP work. IP packets cannot be larger than 65536 (0-65535) according to RFC 791. Attempting to send a larger one might result in a denial of service, crashing the IP stack on the receiver. An INVITE of Death is a type of VoIP attack.

Blair and Lee Work in the NOCs (Network Operation Center)s