September 11, 2003 5:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Some very strange network behaviors
> Even if a switch floods all ports, it does not change the fact the
> packet will not have the correct MAC address and his NIC should never
> pass it up the stack. Switches do not r
> Even if a switch floods all ports, it does not change the fact the packet
> will not have the correct MAC address and his NIC should never pass it
> up the stack. Switches do not rewrite the Ethernet addresses on packets.
Correct, ethernet switches do not. The question is, what were the system
Gregory Hicks wrote:
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> > Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:35:37 -0700
> > From: Crist Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Mike Lewinski wrote:
> > >
> [...snip...]
> > OS's IP stack is misbehaving badly, Zone Alarm should not see the traffic
> > on the LAN that does not have his MAC address on it.
> >
>
> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:35:37 -0700
> From: Crist Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Mike Lewinski wrote:
> >
[...snip...]
> OS's IP stack is misbehaving badly, Zone Alarm should not see the traffic
> on the LAN that does not have his MAC address on it.
>
> How would a switch/router be deciding
Mike Lewinski wrote:
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> Christopher Bird wrote:
>
> > This seems strange to me since they are arriving at an IP address that
> > is different from mine.
>
> That's the function of a hub, and the reason why you don't ever want to
> send out sensitive information in plaintext. Your neighbor in t
Christopher Bird wrote:
This seems strange to me since they are arriving at an IP address that
is different from mine.
That's the function of a hub, and the reason why you don't ever want to
send out sensitive information in plaintext. Your neighbor in the next
room over could run a packet snif
Whoa stop press! You connected a computer to a public IP and zone alarm starts
buzzing away.. FBI!
Depends on how the hotel system works, it may be broadcasting or doing some
other IP weirdness, either way its not surprising.
But there is no security threat from some left over packets from o
I am not sure if this post belongs here, so I apologize if it does not.
I have been experiencing some weirdness while traveling and wondered if
the group has any insight into what seems to be a pretty ugly situation.
I am traveling and have my lap top with me. I am staying in a hotel that
offers
