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Date:      Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:38:23 +0200 (MEST)
From:      =?ISO-8859-1?Q?P=E4r_Thoren?= <t98pth@student.bth.se>
To:        Joseph Gleason <clash@tasam.com>
Cc:        freebsd-security@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: static arp values
Message-ID:  <Pine.GSO.4.21.0104202231540.27489-100000@helios>
In-Reply-To: <007b01c0c9c3$238fb480$dc02010a@battleship>

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On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, Joseph Gleason wrote:

> When you do arp -a, is the static entry you set marked as permanent?

yes it is

>=20
> Did you simulate anouther box taking that IP and look at the arp table
> afterward?
>=20

Yes I did. And the arp is infact what it is suppose to be. So it appear
static. (when i did the same thing on w2k, arp -s, the mac adress=20
changed).
But I can still sniff the connection between the machine with the static
arp value and the router. That is what I find strange.
I simulate the man-in-the-middle attack with ettercap by the way.


> Also, you should be aware that some cards allow you to change the MAC
> address of the card.  (At least I think so...never tried it)  So an evil
> machine could steal the MAC address and fool the switch into sending it y=
our
> traffic.
>=20
> Depending on how advanced your switch is and if it is managable, you can
> hardcode what MAC address is on what port...avoid this one as well.
>=20
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "P=E4r Thoren" <t98pth@student.bth.se>
> To: <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 13:13
> Subject: static arp values
>=20
>=20
> > Hi!
> >
> >
> > Is it possible to make a arptable entry static? For example the arp adr=
ess
> > of my gateway. So that man-in-the-middle attack can be prevented.
> >
> >
> > I=B4ve tried "arp -S ip-adres mac-adres" but it seems that it is still
> > possible to infect the arptable with a false mac adress of the gateway =
and
> > sniff the connection.
> >
> >
> > /P=E4r
> >
> >
> >
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>=20
>=20
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