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Honeypots: RE: [inbox] undetectable NIC in promiscuous mode

RE: [inbox] undetectable NIC in promiscuous mode

From: Curt Purdy <purdy_at_tecman.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 11:29:32 -0600

Jose_Maria_Gonzalez wrote:

> Correct me if I am wrong but would a host with a NIC in
> promiscuous mode with no IP set-up be detectable?

Yes, there are protocols that do not depend on ip such as arp, dhcp, and
others. Of course nothing in layer 2 depends on ip. A sure way to avoid
detection is to snip your TX lines 1&2.

Curt Purdy CISSP, GSEC, MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Information Security Engineer
DP Solutions

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If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked.
What's more, you deserve to be hacked.
-- White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke

Received on Mar 05 2004
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