[ILUG] TCPDUMP

[Alan Sobey]

> What do you mean exactly, Brian ? Tcpdump (and similar programs) of course
> allows its user to see anything passing by on a net (which is why nothing
> confidential should go on any net unenecrypted). Tcpdump can only be run by
> root, so if you can't trust yourself . . . .
> 
> Interesting thought - tcpdump is on the BBC - access to a workstation, 5
> minutes, and you're viewing everything on a company's LAN :-). I'm not
> familiar with what's out there but I'm sure there are tcpdump type programs
> available for Windows also. Thankfully for corporate security, this becomes
> much less of an issue (none at all ?) on a switched LAN.

unless a MAC address is spoofed...

Alan.