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doesnt all switches protect you from arp poisoning? or am i missing something on the attack vector? i understand the proxy part is cool... but the vector appear

• e12e 13y ago
  Most certainly not. Many enterprise switches can be/should be/are configured to protect against it -- but most consumer grade (home) switches I've seen don't. Not sure what the status of various wireless routers/aps (eg: software ap on *bsd/linux).
  • gcb1 13y ago
    i think what you call home switches are hubs. they operate on different network layers, hence the different name.
    • akx 13y ago
      I don't think hubs (ie. the sort of switch that indiscriminately transmits every packet to every port) have been in widespread use for ages anymore.
• victorhooi 13y ago
  Hi, This is for wireless networks I believe. Yes, some of those offer client isolation but it's often not the default. (Or maybe I'm thinking RADIUS keys per client since the isolation won't stop you sniffing?) So assuming you've authenticated (I.e. you have the WEP or WPA key), you'll see all the traffic. Cheers, Victor