From owner-freebsd-security Fri Jan 5 18:12:12 2001 From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 5 18:12:07 2001 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop2pub.verizon.net (smtppop2pub.gte.net [206.46.170.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 959DB37B400; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:12:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-145-186.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by smtppop2pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id UAA80575164 Fri, 5 Jan 2001 20:11:29 -0600 (CST) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA17759; Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:11:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 18:11:36 -0800 From: Robert Clark To: John Howie Cc: Robert Clark , Artem Koutchine , security@FreeBSD.ORG, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Antisniffer measures (digest of posts) Message-ID: <20010105181136.B17723@darkstar.gte.net> References: <000701c07750$eb585e60$0c00a8c0@ipform.ru> <20010105154601.A17529@darkstar.gte.net> <01c501c07773$180d40c0$0101a8c0@development.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <01c501c07773$180d40c0$0101a8c0@development.local>; from JHowie@msn.com on Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:56:16PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I know that ring networks see the traffic as it goes around, I was more interested in whether the respective NIC chipsets allow for permiscous mode. I seem to remember that its not a given that all network type hardware allows sniffing. FDDI? [RC] On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:56:16PM -0800, John Howie wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Clark" > To: "Artem Koutchine" > Cc: ; > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: Antisniffer measures (digest of posts) > > > > I wonder if token ring suffers from this problem? 100VG? > > Token Ring is worst of all - all data must pass through every node on the > ring. Token Bus is no more secure. 100VG offers no better protection than > most switchable hubs. > > john... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message