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Re: Some very strange network behaviors


From: Mike Lewinski <mike () rockynet com>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 07:20:22 -0600


Christopher Bird wrote:

This seems strange to me since they are arriving at an IP address that
is different from mine.

That's the function of a hub, and the reason why you don't ever want to send out sensitive information in plaintext. Your neighbor in the next room over could run a packet sniffer and capture your logins.


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