Re: Counter detect Network Sniffer

From: Tillman Hodgson (tillman_at_seekingfire.com)
Date: 03/01/04

  • Next message: Curt Purdy: "RE: [inbox] Re: Counter detect Network Sniffer" 
    Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:20:22 -0600
To: focus-ids@securityfocus.com

    On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 12:52:58PM -0800, Vel wrote:
    > How can a sniffer be run in non-promiscuous mode ?
    >
    > Is that not the first criteria of being a sniffer. Running in Promisc' mode
    > ?

    Run it on a gateway.

    -T 

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says Nasrudin, "but there's more light out here."
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