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From Wikipedia [0]: > The term computer system may refer to a nominally complete computer ... or to a group of computers that are linked and function together
by lolinder 3y ago
From Wikipedia [0]:
> The term computer system may refer to a nominally complete computer ... or to a group of computers that are linked and function together
The only thing that I added was "that are distinguishable" because you implied that the server ought to be able to tell that this is a coherent attack by a single system and not just normal traffic from unrelated systems.
If victim hosts do not have enough information to recognize the disparate computers as part of a botnet, then from the perspective of the attacked host the computers are separate systems.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
- mvdtnz 3y agoSo you substituted the definition of "computer" for "system" then complained that my use of the word "system" somehow implied a single computer. Interesting.
- lolinder 3y agoThis... isn't a response to what I just said. I very clearly just cited the Wikipedia definition of "computer system", and explicitly called out the possibility of a botnet composed of multiple computers. From the beginning, you were the only one who introduced the notion that I might have meant that a system exclusively meant a single computer. I try to assume that people are interacting in good faith, but it's getting very difficult. Have a nice day!