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From: chas <sweeting@tm.net.my>
Subject: Re: duplicate IP = security problem ?
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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 10:35:33 +0800
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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