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Subject: Re: Is it safe to run tcpdump?
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On Sat, 5 Mar 2011, erikmccaskey64 wrote:

> Is it safe to always run tcpdump on the server, e.g.: like this:
>
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> tcpdump -qn dst net 192.168.1.0/24

Depends on who's watching; running tcpdump on a network managed by someone
else might be noticed by the network admin if they're looking for NICs
being run in promsicuous mode.  This is a red flag if you're looking for
someone running a password sniffer.

Mike Squires