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Mapping Rutgers University Network With Traceroute by Student Hackers

Calendar Jul 11, 2000 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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With a few keystrokes, nearly 40 student hackers started mapping the computer network of Rutgers University. Using a Unix-based command known as a "traceroute," students who were sequestered in a room just south of San Francisco's Market Street caused every server . . . With a few keystrokes, nearly 40 student hackers started mapping the computer network of Rutgers University. Using a Unix-based command known as a "traceroute," students who were sequestered in a room just south of San Francisco's Market Street caused every server in the path used to send data between the class and Rutgers to identify itself.

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