i and other three roommates share a broadband router, can my roommate use sniffer or ethereal on his computer to get my ip packets? why?
2006-10-15 03:05:09 · 8 answers · asked by samurai 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Usually broadband routers act like a hub to give the posibility to create a network, if this is the case he can sniff your packets. If the router acts like a switch he wont be able to sniff those packets.
In a hub al packets are retransmited through the rest of the rj45 so, the packets go to all the machines connected there, the machines that are not the destiny of those packets ignore them (unless the network cards are in promiscuous mode set by packet sniffers to capture all the packets that arrive).
In a switch you have something more "intelligent" the switch knows what machines are connected so when a packet arrives it only passes the packet to the rj45 of the destination machine, so no packets can be sniffed the traditional way.
2006-10-15 03:24:26 · answer #1 · answered by sable_laser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,Why you ask ,well only you would know the answer to that, are you sending something that is crucial information unencrypted then sharing same router is asking for trouble...
Trouble is today snoopers are everywhere in all facets of life, so not being a doomsayer but you have to protect your interests as if your life depended on it, as this way it is only matter of good housekeeping by securing all electronic data by encryption does it keep those who snoop at bay.
Then again you wouldn't leave diary laying around with your business for all to see, so same with Puter, protect data shared on BB Router. Sounds like great room mates I think not...
2006-10-15 03:27:38 · answer #2 · answered by Whoops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how hard you try to protect yourself, and how hard they try to break in. If you are using wireless with no encryption, sure they can get your traffic. If you are using WEP, there are programs out on the web to break that level of encryption. If you are using one of the newer, better forms of encryption then you are likely OK. If you are using wired communications, likely your "router" has a built in switch. Then it depends on how much control the router allows, as to whether or not it can sniff or redirect packets - which most "broadband routers" don't.
2006-10-15 03:17:31 · answer #3 · answered by DadOnline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are connected to the same network, there are numerous hacker/network managing tools that can be used to capture and decode your traffic. Many tools are undetectable.
2006-10-15 03:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow we almost gave the exact same answer to the 3 car question.
2016-05-22 03:52:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it might be correct
2016-08-08 17:14:20 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.Unless you encypt the packet.
2006-10-15 03:06:09 · answer #7 · answered by tk2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is anyone able to tell me what is the right answer for this question?
2016-08-23 08:49:43 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋