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Re: Network scanning


From: Logan Rogers-Follis <logan () tntnetworx net>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 18:08:30 -0600

They must have had one really insecure location for there stuff, eh? Personal like is why I like to have at least a locked cabinet mounted to the wall if a full sized, enclosed rack is not needed. That way you can provide some protection for your equipment in an insecure location.

Meidinger Chris wrote:

It would be sort of odd for someone to go in a back room and pull out a
computer, whip it up on the switch and proceed to fire up ethereal.

Actually it's much more common than you think. I have known people that
found old laptops laying on top of their switch racks that had been
dsniffing traffic  on that segment and pushing it outside the network. It
can create a really major incident.

badenIT GmbH
System Support

Chris Meidinger
Tullastrasse 70
79108 Freiburg

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