RE: [fw-wiz] stealth ports and IDS

From: Ben Nagy (benat_private)
Date: Fri Oct 04 2002 - 11:47:34 PDT

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    This appears to be security urban myth. I (and others) have tried it. It
    doesn't work.
    
    (The problem is that most network devices will not bring up layer 1,
    because not all the wires are connected.)
    
    Cheers,
    
    --
    Ben Nagy
    Network Security Specialist
    Mb: +41792504687  PGP Key ID: 0x1A86E304 
    
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: firewall-wizards-adminat_private 
    > [mailto:firewall-wizards-adminat_private] On Behalf Of Zen
    [...]
    > 	Just crimp an ethernet cable with only the rx couple.
    > 
    > HTH,
    
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