Re: Network sniffer thing

Marcus Houlden wrote: 
On Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:18:50 -0000, Bikini Whacks <oldladiesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote the following to uk.comp.misc:

In article <slrndtdd8m.3eo.spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx says... 
On Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:12:03 -0000, Bikini Whacks <oldladiesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote the following to uk.comp.misc:

What's the most user-friendly (read lazy) way of me finding out if my neighbour is sneaking onto my *cough* unsecured network? 
Check the MAC address table on your wireless access point. Compare the MAC
(hardware) addresses with those on the computers that you control (ipconfig
/all on NT, 2K and XP, and winipcfg on Win9x).

mh.

Aye, thanks for that.

I'm guessing it's wishful thinking on my part to have an xp-balloon pop up with "some twat is robbing your internet." ;) 

You could have it set to only allow people with specified MAC addresses to
use the WAP. That way he *can't* use your connection.

mh.
Oh yes he can.... MAC addresses are readily spoofable, and basing security on them them offers protection only against accidents (and ignorant attackers), not proper attacks. It follows also that checking MAC addresses (alone) proves nothing, unless you see your MAC being used when you know that machine's off-net.

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