Re: to dsniff or not to dsniff

[Martin Mačok <martin.macok () underground cz>]

On Wed, May 31, 2006 at 10:40:59AM -0400, killy wrote:

> As Gary stated you could hardcode the MAC to each port on the switch
> or simply limit the number of MACs on any given port.

This does not protect against ARP poisoning which is one of the most
effective attack method against switched networks.

> Or, hehe static arp tables on every pc. ;-)  just kidding. lol.

This one would protect against it ;-)

Anyway, the attack is easy to spot with arpwatch daemon for example.

Martin Mačok
ICT Security Consultant

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