Re: [plug] telnet

[froilanr]

plug,

THANK you. I really appreciate your help.
 
> The theory goes that a packet sniffer can be installed in any computer on a
> network.  This packet sniffer will run its NIC under promiscous mode and will
> capture packets that has been brodcasted on the network even though it was not
> addressed for itself.  Since telnet does not encrypt data the passwords can be
> easily read.
> 
> Holden


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