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Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist?
From: "Scott Hazel" <opiesan () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 09:49:11 -0500
I read something like this in the 2nd Stealing The Network book (How to own a Continent). The hired guy breaks into a contractor's apartment and does exactly what you're proposing (taped the box under the desk). Given how the author's derive their material from real world experience this might be a real product you could use. I don't recall if it was a key logger or network sniffer so YMMV. Good luck. Sounds like the other suggestions are good ones to check out as well. On 11/2/06, Petr.Kazil () eap nl <Petr.Kazil () eap nl> wrote:
I have ordered a few hardware keyloggers to play with (http://www.keelog.com/) and I was wondering if the same idea exists for networks? A device that you could tape under a desk, and that would act as a transparant bridge, sniffing all traffic. I know that you can use arp-spoofing to get a similar result (easier, better?), and I know about hardware network taps. But I'm still interested in the theoretical possibilities of this idea. I have a few old laptops, but these have just one PCMCIA network card, so bridging is not possible (well, with the right kind of network cards you can get two in that slot - I'll see if you can still buy them). But laptops are too big and heavy. I've looked at microcontrollers with ethernet adapters, but here I find webserver appliances with just one network interface. They're small but I'm not sure if you could run an OS and a sniffer on them. I've looked at miniboards but they are very expensive, too expensive for "just a toy". But, considering that you can get a 2-cigarette-pack sized Pix-firewall, such hardware must exist. But I haven't found the right keywords yet. Any ideas? Greetings, Petr Kazil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps? Cenzic Hailstorm finds vulnerabilities fast. Click the link to buy it, try it or download Hailstorm for FREE. http://www.cenzic.com/products_services/download_hailstorm.php?camp=701600000008bOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist?, (continued)
- Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Petr . Kazil (Nov 02)
- RE: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Marc (Nov 02)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Matthew Leeds (Nov 02)
- RE: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Clemens, Dan (Nov 02)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? FocusHacks (Nov 02)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Javier Reyna Padilla (Nov 04)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? - yup Alvin Oga (Nov 06)
- RE: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Isaac Van Name (Nov 06)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Ivan . (Nov 07)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Tonnerre Lombard (Nov 03)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Scott Hazel (Nov 06)
- Re: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Rogan Dawes (Nov 06)
- RE: Small hardware network sniffer - does it exist? Porter, Thomas (Tom) (Nov 09)