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The Importance Of The Sniffer In Securing Network Traffic

One of the most important tools in a security professional's arsenal is the mighty 'sniffer'. Its power is never underestimated, never undervalued. A sniffer is many things to many people. In the right hands it is invaluable, allowing for the analysis of complex traffic passing over the network, in the wrong hands it can be a destructive force, allowing for the capture of confidential or sensitive data as it flows on the wire. . The most common type of network is the Ethernet network. Ethernet was built on the principal that all computers on the same network will share the same 'wire'. As a result, it is potentially possible that any one computer on the network could see all of the traffic on that network, regardless of whether that traffic was destined for it or not. To overcome this possibility, all Ethernet hardware (your network card) is programmed with a 'filter' that instructs it to ignore packets that do not its own MAC address. This has the effect of a single computer only receiving data that has been addressed directly to it, or to the whole network, like broadcast packets. The link for this article located at Help Net Security is no longer available. . Uncover the significance of packet analyzers in monitoring network traffic and their vital contribution to improving security measures.. Network Analysis, Traffic Analysis, Ethical Hacking, Data Monitoring. . Anthony Pell

Calendar%202 Jan 09, 2007 User Avatar Anthony Pell Network Security
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Ettercap: An Effective LAN Tool for Packet Sniffing and Monitoring

There are very few open source tools I’ve yet to see that are more useful then Ettercap. What is Ettercap, you may ask? I’ll tell you. Ettercap is a Ethernet/LAN Sniffer. It allows you to sniff packets on a LAN network, but that’s not the kicker. Ettercap can sniff packets on a switched network. There are two major devices used to connect computers together. A Hub, and a Switch. A hub is a dumb device. It takes the data it receives in one port and simply sends it out all the other ports on the unit, regardless of the destination. Thus, sniffing traffic on a hub is relatively easy- all you have to do is “listen. The link for this article located at SailingCrusade.com is no longer available. . The link for this article located at SailingCrusade.com is no longer available. . there, source, tools, useful, ettercap. . Benjamin D. Thomas

Calendar%202 Mar 10, 2006 User Avatar Benjamin D. Thomas Network Security
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