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Re: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another?
From: "James Fields" <jvfields () tds net>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 19:26:14 -0400
You want to intercept the "packages" (I hope you mean packets) and alter them before they arrive at the destination computer? Simply sniffing will not do the trick - the point of sniffing is not to divert the packets but to capture a copy of them and usually does not involve putting yourself into the path as one of the actual "hops" between devices. There are some methods of doing this - Ettercap and some other programs will allow you to actually trick the network into diverting packets to your machine and letting you forward them after you have seen them. However I do not know if those tools allow you to alter the packets in any significant way. We often see messages on this list that sound like people are asking for help with actual hacking, although it is frequently the case that people just want to learn more to secure their own networks. I think if you are going to ask a question like this and expect a more in depth answer, it would be a good idea to give us some background regarding your purpose...intentionally diverting and altering network traffic is not something a security engineer would usually be interested in doing. ----- Original Message ----- From: <blinder () cwazy co uk> To: <security-basics () lists securityfocus com> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:40 PM Subject: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another?
hey,everyone , may I know if there is a tool that can sinffe the packages from one computer to anther, and if I want to change the contents of the packages, what should I do? Thanks ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Current thread:
- how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another? blinder (Sep 08)
- Re: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another? Hendra Santosa (Sep 09)
- Re: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another? James Fields (Sep 09)
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- Re: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another? ja5150 () optonline net (Sep 11)
- RE: how to sniffer the packages from one computer to another? Joey Peloquin (Sep 11)
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