Sniffers ignore the switch altogether. The important stuff is the source, the destination, and the data.
- Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 11:09 PM Subject: Re: Network Traffic Monitor > With most home networks using Routers-Switches how effective is a sniffer? > How do you sniff over a Switch? > > On 1/17/06, Paul Vernon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Put a hub on your network and plug in a machine running Ethereal or some >> other protocol sniffer. That way, you should be able to monitor pretty >> much >> every packet of data on a small home network... >> >> Paul > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:192916 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
