Re: Windows 2000 Static arp not static

On Sun, Feb 16, 2003, shannong wrote:

> The MAC address table mappings on switches have absolutely no

That's why you "lock" the tables on the switches if you really have to.

http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/lan/cat6000/sw_5_5/cnfg_gd/sec_port.pdf http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns110/ns170/ns171/ns128/networking_solutions_implementation_white_paper09186a008014870f.shtml

If your threat model is such that you are considering static arp tables on each host, you will have to consider alternatives that are manageable.

> You prevent this from happening like you do other exploits. Use an IDS.

IDS will not "prevent this from happening".

I wrote:

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> Most people would lock arp tables on the switch and not on the
Received on Mon Feb 24 18:05:33 2003