Sniffer detectors for Linux?

Thomas Charron tcharron at ductape.net
Thu Sep 19 15:33:33 EDT 2002


Quoting "Derek D. Martin" <ddm+gnhlug at pizzashack.org>:
> > Hmmm.  Valid point.  I know a fair bit about low-level ethernet
> stuff,
> > so: wouldn't it be possible to set up a MAC:IP table of some sort?  
> To what end?  Suppose the sniffer doesn't configure an IP address?

  Then you'd probrably have your culprit.  ;-)

> ...unless you spoof, say, your gateway router.  Or some other
> networking device.  It's a common misconception that switched networks
> can't be sniffed.
>   http://monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/

  Aye, I was going to post a simular link, but the original is better.  On the 
other hand, one can very easily also write a utility to TAKE a look at the 
tables being used, and the offender will be rather obviouse..

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Thomas Charron
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