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| > The difference is that a simple hub repeats all packets to
| all machines
| > connected to it, hence you can see any packets to any
| machine. A switch is
| > a piece of network kit that pickups which machines (by
| hardware address)
| > are connected to it and only sends packets to a machine to
| that machine.
| > This is both a security advantage and a speed advantage.
|
| This is a myth. One I wish would die. In most respects a
| switched network
| is less secure. It is almost as easy to steal sessions and
| packets, and it
| is a lot harder for the admin to detect an attack.
|
| If your switch doesn't do IP and ARP layer filtering then its
| just a speed
| win. It is not a security help.
|
|
| Alan
Could you point me to a relevant discussion of this matter? I'm very
interested in making sure my network is secured to some degree, and
this is knowledge which has escaped my attention.
Thanks,
Kurt
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