Wireshark · Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Sniff all packets in a subnet

[Tarun Siripurapu <starunj@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

I guess I misunderstood the meaning of being separated by a bridge /
router. So consider the following topology:

So, lets say the topology is like this:

A, B and C are 3 machines connected to a single router. The router is
connected to the Internet.

Say I am A. Can I sniff packets going from B and C to the internet?
Are A, B, and C considered to be separated by a router?

Thanks for your help,
Tarun


On 10/6/05, Breen Mullins <bmullins@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 19:10 -0500, Tarun Siripurapu wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I do not have access to backend cabling neither do I want to do
> > anything bad or illegal. I am on a campus network and want to see the
> > google search queries within my subnet. I heard that it was possible
> > that I can view all packets from any machine that is not separated
> > from my machine by a bridge / router. I am not trying to do anything
> > bad like sniff people's passwords - I only want to view unencrypted
> > search queries.
>
> Since you're on a campus network, I can guarantee you that you're
> separated from the other students on the resnet by a bridge. That
> much is 100% certain.
>
> Interesting idea, though.
>
> Cheers -
>
> Breen
>
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