Penetration Testing: RE: Spyware assessment techniques - hub?

["Dan Tesch" <dan.tesch () comcast net>]

Here are a couple...

http://www.pcnation.com/web/details.asp?item=437005&GEN0=Y
http://www.pcnation.com/web/details.asp?item=749248&GEN0=Y


I agree about real hub hassles, and most stores have no clue about what you
are talking about.  I've even seen one brand that said hub on the box, but
was really a switch.

I've had good luck with NetGear hubs.  They are very inexpensive on eBay.

Something like the 4port 100mb hubs (netgear en104) or the 8port 10/100mb
Netgear hubs (netgear en108)


On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 01:37:54PM +0100, Petr.Kazil () eap nl wrote:
> > If you are doing a host:
> > - interrupt the hosts uplink with a hub and plug your snort box in.
> > You could have this all setup on a laptop.
> I have tried this but run into problems:
>
> - Real hubs are (almost?) impossible to get nowadays. Even the 
> cheapest "hub" is really a switch. If you know where I can find a 
> hub-like network component, then I'll order it right away.
> - I was able to buy the last real hub from a PC-shop, but it was only 
> 10Mbps and it refused to work with my 100Mb cards and switches.
>
> A few nice sniffer componentens are described in the book:
> "Extrusion Detection: Security Monitoring for Internal Intrusions"
> but these are not cheap.

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