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Date:      Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:35:14 +0800
From:      chas <sweeting@tm.net.my>
To:        Barney Wolff <barney@databus.com>
Cc:        freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: duplicate IP = security problem ?
Message-ID:  <3.0.32.19970623102606.00947a80@mail.tm.net.my>

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At 09:53 PM 6/22/97 EDT, Barney Wolff wrote:
>> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 1997 20:48:34 +0000 (GMT)
>> From: spork <spork@super-g.com>
>> 
>> I don't know of any way to track down what machine it is however...
>> 
>> On Mon, 23 Jun 1997, chas wrote:
>> 
>> > 	"/kernel duplicate IP address 202.184.153.15! sent from ethernet
>> >         address 00:a0:40:29:e8:08"
>
>Using the first 3 bytes of the Ethernet address is usually a good clue.
>In this case, for example, 00:a0:40 is Apple Computer.  Unless you
>have a room full of them, of course. 

30 Macs here..... so that is a relief. (of sorts)

> It's probably a misconfiguration
>rather than an attack.

I think that you could be correct. (not wishing to tempt fate)

Nothing like a quick scare to start the week and make me 
actually read that security book on my desk,

chas




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