One thing you could do if you provide email, is to check the IP addy against
email address's in your logs of your mail server.
George
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From: "The Wirefree Network" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 12:29 PM
Subject: [smartBridges] OFF TOPIC: Spoofed IP??


> Here's a weird one.
>
> Using smartbridges equipment, is there any way I can find out which one
> of my users changed their IP address??
>
> When I do an arp listing in my router, I noticed that the IP/MAC pairing
> was incorrect.  So...I called up the client who should have that IP and
> their computer was off.  When they turned it on and went to IE, my
> router prompted me with "IP address 172.16.x.x changed MAC addresses".
> And then the arp listing showed the correct MAC for that IP.
>
> He then turned off his computer and a little while later...I was again
> prompted with the "IP address 172.16.x.x changed MAC addresses".  I
> wrote down the MAC address, but that really does me no good.
>
> I was hoping that a traceroute would show me which wireless devices he
> was hopping out of...but no dice.
>
> I looked in the associated client listing in the aPPo, but it does not
> show that IP whenever I am looking.
>
> I tried using sniffer software...but I cant pick up any traffic on the
> LAN side of my router, being that it is also a switch.  I need to find a
> way to make my port (permiscious) or act like a hub...so I can sniff
> traffic on the whole network.
>
> I also thought about having the valid client use a different IP for
> now...and then block that IP at the LAN interface.  Then...just sit back
> and wait for that client to call me (with an outage).
>
> Anyway...my question is....how can I find out who is using this IP??
>
> Sully
>
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