Jason:
As Ray said, spoofing is one way either as a switch or a
computer. Hacking the switch is another way. No technology is
secure. Most security issues invlove the wetware and not the
hardware anyway. It is the loose nut behind the keyboard that causes
most of the problems.
What OS are you on, and what OS is on the machine you are trying
to connect to?
Doug
--- -ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> There is an ftpfs kernel module at http://ftpfs.sourceforge.net.
> I've
> never used it, but just ran across the link. Looks like it'll do
> what you
> want though...
>
> Also, note that just because you are switched doesn't mean your
> aren't
> susceptable to sniffing. There are lots of tricks you can do to a
> switch
> (ARP spoofing, flooding) to aid in sniffing. Although it is much
> harder
> to sniff on a switch than a hub, never ever trust that wire that
> goes into
> the wall. Use encryption if you want to be secure. :)
>
> later!
> Ray
> --
>
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> Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org
> Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana
> University
> IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support
>
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>
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2002, Jason DeWitt wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I'm looking for the convience. Plus, I'm on the same LAN as
> where
> > I am transferring these files. It is a switched network, as I
> understand
> > it you shouldn't be able to sniff that out.
>
>
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