Discussion Chapter # 4 - You can use a separate post for each discussion topic.

Sniffing is all about the art of capturing packets as they pass on the wire or airwaves to review this information. To sniff you must have the NIC in the correct state, what is the medium you are connected to and what tools you are running.

• Discuss what tools are available for active and passive sniffing and what techniques are used (MAC Flooding, ARP poisoning, etc.?
• Discuss what application layer protocols are susceptible to sniffing?
• Discuss some of the techniques used to prevent or limit sniffing occurring on a network?