RE: Why can I see other traffic at switch environment just tcpdump?

["Rob Shein" <shoten () starpower net>]

> Switches should not be relied on as a security mechanism 
> unless the switch specifically has (and has been configured 
> to use) port security by the use of static assignment of MAC 
> addresses to ports.
>
> Kelly

Which, I'd like to point out (before anyone tries this in a real
environment) is a nightmare and a disaster waiting to happen.  No matter
how clearly you may remember doing this, it's a sure-fire bet that at
some point a machine will be moved or replaced (or, for that matter,
just its NIC), and the person doing it won't know why networking doesn't
work.


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