> * [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Stephen J. Wilcox) [Mon 21 Nov > 2005, 16:07 CET]: > >On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > >>Why would you even need to set up an AP? Why not just sit > and sniff > >>traffic? Gets you the _exact_ same information. > >man in the middle is easier if you are the gateway, no need > to steal arp > > It's *wireless*! You can just sit and sniff traffic, no need to play > ARP games to redirect traffic to you.
*Active* attacks are facilitated by rogue APs and arp spoofing. Mat.