Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:35:33 +0800 From: chas <sweeting@tm.net.my> To: spork <spork@super-g.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: duplicate IP = security problem ? Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970623102622.00966a10@mail.tm.net.my>
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Hi Spork, >The part that confuses me here is that this is coming from a machine on >you local ethernet... That was what was worrying me since we do _not_ share the ethernet with others. > Do you share an ethernet resource with others? No. >Also, if you're not on a switched ethernet segment, others on the ethernet >can sniff any and all packets, even with simple DOS-based programs. If >you must share ethernet, consider setting up a router (or better yet a >FBSD box with 2 eth cards doing routing; I believe it can handle wire >speed) to give yourself a little bit of privacy. This is one of those things we have just been procrastinating over at length. Guess this is a good warning/motivation. Thank you very much, chas
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