However, most ops have probably not even heard about ICMP tunnelling. Even if this one has, examining the contents of the ICMP Echo payload will probably not be the first thing an ordinary op does. She will probably think you are ICMP flooding the target, though, and that is probably a graver offence than a little tunnelling.
If it's a public hotspot you probably have nothing much to fear, though, as you are anonymous and practically impossible to trace. Phillip Simbwa <[email protected]> wrote: >>The ICMP tunnelling trick was quite nifty. It will light most pieces >of network >>monitoring softwares up like Christmas trees, though, but chances are >public >>hotspot providers do not monitor traffic that closely. > >My man is working with just a Linksys wireless router <cough> </cough> >If i was one of his stress boys, and my casual reconn indicated that >the Linksys was his strongest weapon; I wouldn't put much effort to it >(it would be over kill). > >But if the wireless router is loaded with ddwrt, i would tread more >carefully -- the network admin may not be the ordinary nice guy. He >may have a few surprises up his sleeve (e.g dumping logs from the >Linksys to some remote server for analysis). In such a situation, >going with ICMP/DNS tunneling is like carrying a knife to a gun fight. > > > >-- >- Phillip. > >“Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in >waht >oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the >frist >and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. > The rset can be a toatl mses and >you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed >ervey lteter by it slef but the wrod as a wlohe and the biran fguiers >it >out aynawy." >_______________________________________________ >The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >[email protected] >Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them >in any way.
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