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Re: [LUG] re homeplugs - VIP

 

MAC address filtering is great because I've found they use it in a lot
of airports; still I wouldn't try it now, if they did manage to catch
you, they'd probably shoot you and then shoot you again when they find
out you're OS looks suspicious, must be a terrorist OS.
Regards, Ross Bearman



On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 3:06 PM, Robin Cornelius
<robin.cornelius@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 2:11 PM, kevin <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> You could keep your existing network and apply ipsec encryption to it
>>> but this would require a router that can do ipsec or using a computer
>>> as a router which can easily have ipsec enabled etc.
>>>
>>> Robin
>>>
>> I just use the mac address filter
>> so only hardware I know about can  get on!
>
> Maybe you would like me to demonstrate an ARP Spoof attack where i
> redirect all your traffic through my laptop and sniff your passwords
> and watch what websites you are visiting in real time. This is very
> very easy.
>
> And as i can see packets wining around the network i can get your mac
> addresses and its trival on some hardware to change the mac address
> anyway so i can just spoof your one and bang i'm in your network.
>
> Mac address filters are mostly worthless don't rely on them for any
> real security.
>
> Robin
>
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