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Re: ethernet on PalmOS
From: rain forest puppy <rfp () wiretrip net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 16:35:24 -0500 (CDT)
Ok, lots of messages saying that Palms have modems, Palms have infrared, and Palms have wireless ethernet. Now, let's look at this from the scenerio as presented: I walk into a datacenter, using my itty-bitty palm I secretly plug into a core switch and nmap away. Wow, awesome. Now, let's look at the suggestions: Modem: great...ppp, let alone ppp to the internet. You now need a modem to dial into, and if the client's network is behind a firewall, you can't get at it with general ISP. So, while do you're you're secret 'walk in and nmap', you're going to ask if they have a ppp capable modem setup on the inside? Ruins the stealth approach... Infrared: how many server systems have infrared ready and raring to go in a datacenter? "Excuse me, I want to scan your network with my palm...can I install this infrared receiver on your Exchange server?" Tis hath no stealth... Wireless: biggest candidate, provided what are you wireless-ly connecting to? A suave Cisco wireless bridge? You going to tote one of those along with you, so you plug in your wireless bridge, and then your Palm talks to it? "Don't mind me as I lay another Cisco into your infrastructure. BTW, can you update your routing tables to incorporate my wireless bridge?" Stealth it not be... Let me tell you where I'm coming from. As of now, you can walk into someplace with a Libretta in your pocket, using a PCMCIA ethernet card, plug a dangling cable into a port, and sniff away, without requiring wireless bridges, infrared recievers, or a modem pool. I belive that was the question posed for the Palm as well. Otherwise, if you need a PC to interface with/through, or an (expensive) Cisco router/wireless bridge, what's the point of scanning from your Palm? Some people I believe mention some future products that provide ethernet connectivity, which may provide what is asked. But it seems that it's not quite possible right now. - rfp
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