Re: Locating switches in a multi-layer switching environment

["Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123 () free fr>]

hello,

you might use open source tool to behave as a switch with your pc.
You can then try to access other vlan (trunking) or be in the spanning tree 
(which is the root one?)

Regards,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon R. Kibler" <Jon.Kibler () aset com>
To: <pen-test () securityfocus com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:46 AM
Subject: Locating switches in a multi-layer switching environment


> Hi,
>
> A network recon question: When pen testing an environment that deploys 
> multi-layer switching, how can one reliably map the network and the 
> relative location of all of the switches?
>
> Add to this VLANS... How can you map VLANs that are on the network, 
> especially if your access is but on one VLAN, and that VLAN is different 
> than the switch management VLAN?
>
> Thoughts, tools, tricks, white papers, etc. appreciated.
>
> THANKS!
> Jon Kibler
> --
> Jon R. Kibler
> Chief Technical Officer
> Advanced Systems Engineering Technology, Inc.
> Charleston, SC  USA
> (843) 849-8214
>
>
>
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