I have a question regarding this. I knew that I had to be on the same local network as User X, so this is what I tried. Both of us were on the same cable company's network. I asked him for his IP, subnet mask Pinged for an available IP in his subnet Assigned my IP statically to the available IP that was only a couple off his (x.x.x.xx?) Had the user ping me so I could immediately start capturing data once his IP was in my Sniffer's Address Book
I was very much expecting to capture most of his traffic, at least email passwords and account information but I didn't capture any data. I made sure that I was capturing all data from his address and that it wasn't filtered to only capture his data to my computer only. I assume that although we're in the same city that perhaps we're on different networks even though I could connect to the Internet with a near identical IP address. Any answers or ideas/suggestions/recommendations would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Desroches" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 3:10 PM Subject: Re: Sniffing Internet Traffic > If you wanted to sniff Internet traffic coming from user X, you would > need access to the local network of user X's ISP. > > There is no way to sniff traffic "remotely" on the Internet from your > computer. > > -Misc > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > I know I've seen this question asked before but can't seem to find the > > information. > > > > How difficult is it to Sniff Internet traffic? > > > > If I am sitting in my home in Bug Tussell Pennsylvania, can I monitor > > someone's Internet connection coming from Silicon Alley California without > > their knowledge? > > > > If it is possible to do such dastardly deeds, what tools do I need to > > accomplish the task? > > > > Are these tools easily attainable and where can I get them? > > > > I am aware of tools such as ARPredirect, Mailsnarf and Webspy provided in > > the dsniff distribution but from what I've read, these tools can only be > > used if you have direct access to the network you wish to sniff. What I > > need to prove is the ability to sniff Internet traffic from any remote > > location. > > > > I.e. Over the Internet! > > > > Links to tools or information would be greatly appreciated. > > > > I have already done Google searches for "Unencrypted Email", Sniffing > > Internet Traffic" and "Sniffing Email" and have obtained limited > > information. > > > >
