Router security - Printable Version -Shoutbox (https://shoutbox.menthix.net) +-- Forum: MsgHelp Archive (/forumdisplay.php?fid=58) +--- Forum: Skype & Technology (/forumdisplay.php?fid=9) +---- Forum: Tech Talk (/forumdisplay.php?fid=17) +----- Thread: Router security (/showthread.php?tid=60456) Router security by Weyzza on 06-11-2006 at 11:11 PM
Warning: Noob question. RE: Router security by Adeptus on 06-12-2006 at 01:42 AM
There is -- it's called packet sniffing. However, it is sufficiently complicated to make it extremely unlikely your roommates, neighbors, family members, or whomever you are afraid of, would be doing that. RE: Router security by ShawnZ on 06-12-2006 at 03:33 AM It's quite possible to get past a firewall or even a secure connection (HTTPS or other SSL) if the attacker uses an exploit known as ARP Poison Routing. Every computer on your network is represented by a MAC address, not an IP Address. IP Addresses are mapped out to MAC Addresses in a table in both your router and every computer on the lan. You can see this table by running "arp -a" in windows' command prompt. Anyway, if someone else on your LAN were to send signals to you and your router saying "I'm XXXXX IP," then all of the data would suddently be going to them. A little re-routing, and all of a sudden you've got an easy way to monitor someone's traffic over a LAN. RE: Router security by rav0 on 06-12-2006 at 06:32 AM What kind of router is it? If it's not a normal PC (it's a little proprietory box), then it will be difficult for other clients to see what you send through the router. If it is a PC (or other flexible platform), then logging traffic will be easier. |