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6. Select OK to update the Denial of Service settings. Select Reset to revert to the last saved configuration. The firewall
policy can be invoked at any point in the configuration process by selecting Activate Firewall Policy from the upper, left-
hand side, of the access point user interface.
7. Select the Storm Control tab. Select the Activate Firewall Policy option on the upper left-hand side of the screen to
enable the screen’s parameters for configuration. Ensure this option stays selected to apply the configuration to the access
point profile.
Figure 8-2 Wireless Firewall screen - Storm Control tab
Twinge The Twinge DoS attack sends ICMP packets and cycles through using all ICMP types and
codes. This can crash some Windows systems.
UDP Short Header Enables the UDP Short Header denial of service check in the firewall.
WINNUKE The WINNUKE DoS attack sends a large amount of data to UDP port 137 to crash the Net
BIOS service on windows and can also result on high CPU utilization on the target machine.
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