Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3 admin & root passwords

[Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Once upon a time, Jens Kristian Søgaard <jk@xxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> > In an ideal world, yes.  However, there are several problems with this.
> > Say your server and my server were plugged into an ethernet switch.
> > Every time there is an ARP request for your IP address, I could answer
> > (and there are ways to make sure that _my_ answer is heard instead of
> 
> But there are also ways (on more advanced switches) to make sure, that
> your answer is _not_ heard.

I guess I haven't run across an ethernet switch that looks at layer 3
stuff like ARP.  The only way I know to combat ARP spoofing is to hard
code ARP tables on routers, but that is a major pain.
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Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Information Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.