[wellylug] basic https question

[Enkidu]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:10:56 +1300, you wrote:

>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.
>
Some switches have a "maintenance port" that can grab all packets
passing through the switch.

Cheers,

Cliff
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