On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:13:11 -0800 Tyler MacDonald <ty...@macdonald.name> wrote:
> Tudod Ki <tudodk...@yahoo.com> wrote: ... > > - Can anyone sniff the traffic of computer "B"? e.g.: B computer is at a > > - server farm [others in the farm can see the traffic?] - I think yes, but > > - I'm not sure :O > > Yes, that's possible. However, in most colocated environments, you are on > a switch, not a hub -- so in that case, the attacker would have to be > sniffing directly from a router to see your traffic. If you want to know for > sure, ask your ISP. But IIUC, even where switches are used, MITM attacks to sniff traffic are still possible for other hosts on the LAN, either through ARP poisoning, or through port stealing if the switch isn't implementing port security: http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2392 http://ettercap.sourceforge.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2329 Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org