Assume your network is not-entirely-trusted - like a college network where some curious students might be poking around and running network scans, and some othe

Assume your network is not-entirely-trusted - like a college network where some curious students might be poking around and running network scans, and some others have malware on their computers. The expected network port is plugged in, so even if your switch is checking MAC addresses, everything is in order. Most networks use DHCP, so the IPMI picks up an IP address. A student finds it with their port scan.