Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2000 18:10:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Greg Thomas
My passwords are pretty strong but I am guilty of using ftp and telnet so anyone with a sniffer will have my passwords with little effort.
You really need to use ssh and scp (or one of the secure ftp daemons).
Lastly, does anyone know if it is possible to sniff Pac Bell's DSL network? I am on a 255.255.255.248 subnet (5 static's), so I was under the impression only the router and all machines on my address range could sniff my info. Am I right or wrong?
A neighbor? No. But you never know about your telecom's employees. And anyone else between your telnet/ftp client and server. Don't take my word for it but it sounds like you were scanned but not attacked. Greg