[wellylug] basic https question

Donald Gordon don at dis.org.nz
Tue Dec 21 11:10:56 NZDT 2004


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:16:04 +1300, "Geraint Jones" <g.jones at french-maid.co.nz> wrote:

> A lot of noise is made about packet sniffing/capturing but it is only a
> problem on LAN's that or not switched, as a switch will connect point A
> to point B directly, so point C cannot capture packets destined for
> point B.

If you're determined, there are tools out there to confuse switches into
sending you packets for other systems.

donald




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