[SOLVED] Broadcast Strom

[shaharhada]

How Can Broadcast Strom hurt the business when it happens in the business's computers?

 

[Quanticriver]

A broadcast storm basically floods the network with packets which makes it either very slow or shuts it down all together - similar to a ddos attack

A loop is created sending out an infinite number of packets over the network


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_storm

 

[USAFRet]

"Storm".

How to Troubleshoot a Broadcast Storm

A broadcast storm is a major pain for network admins. Learn more about what causes them and steps you can take to eliminate them.

www.auvik.com

Simply put - Too much extraneous data back and forth on the network, not letting valid traffic through.

 

[shaharhada]

"Storm".

How to Troubleshoot a Broadcast Storm

A broadcast storm is a major pain for network admins. Learn more about what causes them and steps you can take to eliminate them.

www.auvik.com

Simply put - Too much extraneous data back and forth on the network, not letting valid traffic through.

Can is it be also in valid traffic of data?

 

[USAFRet]

Can be also in valid traffic of data?

By definition, no.

Valid traffic is valid.
This is unwanted packets, clogging the data stream.

 

[shaharhada]

By definition, no.

Valid traffic is valid.
This is unwanted packets, clogging the data stream.

Thanks.