How to deal with SYN FLOOD and extortion
axod: I've had a few DDOS attacks in the past, first when hosting with slicehost, and then when at linode. Running IRC related stuff, these attacks are pretty much expected from time to time.Both dealt with them fantastically, keeping me updated on progress etc.As far as I remember, there was only one instance when they decided (slicehost) to take my server 'offline' and just wait for it to pass/upstream providers to deal etc.The other times they were quickly able to escalate to upstream providers with minimal impact. I've had a few at linode, and whilst it does use up some bandwidth allowance, it hasn't been a big deal at all.Obviously if you're able to, get more IPs, use a few data centers, etc. distribute yourself so that an attack on any one part doesn't have a big impact.