Depending upon the type of network switches you use, you should be able to turn on SNMP alerting for when ports go from a "not-connected" to a "connected" state. You should also consider disabling unused ports and requiring server admins to schedule with the network folks when they are putting a new box online.
----- Original Message ----- From: "netsec novice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 4:51 PM Subject: Network scanning > Are there tools out there that would allow system administrators to be > notified when a new workstation attaches to a network? I'm thinking both > wireless and ethernet in this case. SNMP maybe? I am in a credit union > environment and my concern is that someone would be able to steal an > existing jack or a jack that is not physically protected but live and be > able to capture traffic or do reconaissance. We don't have Wireless access > at this point but may look to it in the future. My only thought in that > case would be to encrypt all traffic since wireless security is a bit scary > at this point. Any ideas? > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
