Date: Mon, 19 Apr 1999 17:34:25 -0400 From: Christopher Michaels <ChrisMic@clientlogic.com> To: 'Greg Lehey' <grog@lemis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Sniffers and Sniffer detection [General UNIX question] Message-ID: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB441A6090@site2s1>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Lehey [SMTP:grog@lemis.com] > Sent: Sunday, April 18, 1999 4:41 AM > To: Eric S. Nooden; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Sniffers and Sniffer detection [General UNIX question] > <snip> > > 2. Is it possible to install a sniffer, in a user account (with no root > > access), and sniff the network and watch for passwords? > > FreeBSD won't allow you to set promiscuous mode unless you're root. > <snip> This brought up a couple questions in my mind... 1. If the interface is already in promiscuous mode (I realize the implication of this), is it possible for a regular user to use a sniffer program? 2. How do you take the interface out of promiscuous mode once it's in it? > Greg > -- > When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. > For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html > See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers > finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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