Ethereal-users: RE: [Ethereal-users] ARP packets

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From: "Ulf Bertilsson" <ulf.bertilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:56:28 +0200
I only have an PCMICA card with TP dongle.

Think I could do something like..

TP<-Cross cable->TP*->Hacked AUI->??

I have some TP<->AUI units at home.
Just use my leatherman to cut the pins in the D connection ?

--
Ulf

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronnie Sahlberg [mailto:sahlberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 1:03 AM
> To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx; Sumeet Suri
> Subject: Re: [Ethereal-users] ARP packets
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> ARP is the least of your problem if you need the sniffer to 
> be nondetectable on the network.
> 
> Get external tranceiver for your NIC and cut pins 3 and 10 of 
> the AUI interface, this will provide you with a receive only 
> interface that can still keep the link up to the hub/switch.
> 
> Make sure you disable all types of name resolving
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sumeet Suri
> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 3:54 AM
> Subject: [Ethereal-users] ARP packets
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I just wanted to use my NIC only for sniffing on my 
> network. But I do 
> > NOT want the NIc to send out ARP packets.
> >
> > Is there a way to prevent the NIC from sending out ARP 
> packets, and at 
> > the same time have the sniffer running.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
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