[olug] mystifying cable modem problem

[Terry]

I think that if he would know how to do all that, he wouldn't be
asking what ethereal is.  :)


On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:18:07 -0500, Dave Hull <dphull at insipid.com> wrote:
> Quoting Bill Brush <bbrush at unlnotes.unl.edu>:
> 
> > 1.  A 10base-T network can be switched also.
> >
> > 2.  A 100base-T network can be run on a hub.
> >
> > 3.  Even if the network is switch you can use a promiscuous port to see
> > everything (on a managed switch).
> >
> > 4.  On an unmanaged switch you can use certain tools to do Arp poisoning so
> > your monitoring station can act as the man in the middle.
> 
> >From what I hear, some switches "fail open" or revert to a hub like mode if they
> are overwhelmed (buffer overrun?) or otherwise compromised. If you can make that
> happen on the network in question, you can see pretty much everything.
> 
> --
> Dave Hull
> http://insipid.com
> 
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