On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: >> "Another thing I did notice is that it has wireshark and winpcap installed." > > From a security standpoint, nondisclosure of that software being > preinstalled by the vendor is an extreme violation of trust and tantamount ...
You're accepting a computer with software pre-installed by someone else, most of which you cannot view the code to, and you're okay with that. But they load a sniffer and you're calling the FBI? As a guy who frequently has to wear a "network admin" hat, I wouldn't want to try and diagnose a network trouble without a sniffer, any more than I would want to not be able to use ping or traceroute. FYI, a network sniffer (tcpdump) is a standard tool with many *nix systems. But then again, there are people who call abuse desks when someone pings them. -- Ben ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
