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RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch?
From: "Shawn Jackson" <sjackson () horizonusa com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:49:56 -0800
There is a program called macof. Its part of a package called DSniff which you can get here http://www.monkey.org/~dugsong/dsniff/. DSniff is a Linux suite but macof was based off of a program for the UNIX OS, It's been years and I can't remember the name of the program. You can also find some ARP tools at http://neworder.box.sk/codebox.links.php?key=arptl. At least on Cisco's switch line you can defeat ARP floods by enabling port security, but make sure you know the implications of that before you do. Some 'anti-arp' protections can be 'overly protective' especially on networks with mis-configured or chatty DHCP servers. Shawn Jackson Systems Administrator Horizon USA 1190 Trademark Dr #107 Reno NV 89521 www.horizonusa.com Email: sjackson () horizonusa com Phone: (775) 858-2338 (800) 325-1199 x338 -----Original Message----- From: Hans Müller [mailto:ndof () gmx li] Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:17 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? How can flood the mac address table of a switch, to see that the security function of my switch work? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Hans Müller (Dec 01)
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Jim Laverty (Dec 01)
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Blake Wiedman [Icons] (Dec 01)
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? dave kleiman (Dec 01)
- Re: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Ranjeet Shetye (Dec 02)
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? David Gillett (Dec 03)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Jim Laverty (Dec 01)
- RE: how to flood the mac address table of a switch? Shawn Jackson (Dec 01)