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waltzergav · 25-06-09, 10:26 AM

when sniffing for macs should i be useing my subbed modem or the one i,m trying to do .. any help greatly apreceated .....
many thanks in advance for any advice ....
mine is a 20mg 256 but i,m trying to do a 250 for a friend ....

how would i get the mac and config from my working 256
again thanks thanks thanks

badboy_uk · 25-06-09, 10:32 AM

u shud use the flashed one mate

waltzergav · 25-06-09, 11:05 AM

would i use my subbed mac as base mac when fishing
again thanks

badboy_uk · 25-06-09, 11:08 AM

are u snifin from ur own ubr mate?

djbones · 25-06-09, 11:12 AM

If you're using DHCP sniffer you don't need to. Just click the arrow next to 'Discover' and tick 'Bruteforce'. Then It'll do it's thing.

badboy_uk · 25-06-09, 11:15 AM

ive heard and read that if u put a base mac most recent and workin one it suppossed to get good results up to u buddy u can just leave it like that it will do the work also

50pounds · 25-06-09, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by waltzergav

when sniffing for macs should i be useing my subbed modem or the one i,m trying to do .. any help greatly apreceated .....
many thanks in advance for any advice ....
mine is a 20mg 256 but i,m trying to do a 250 for a friend ....

how would i get the mac and config from my working 256
again thanks thanks thanks

Just tick bruteforce connect your subbed modem and have a few beers while it scans for macs the longer you leave it the better the resluts you get

TheCoder · 25-06-09, 01:16 PM

You can do passive sniffing (listening only) from your subbed modem but never attempt to do active scanning from a subbed modem.

As a point of interest, VM now have "listeners" on most segments that are specifically looking for active scanners. They dont actually seem to be doing anything with the data yet but they are taking note !

TheCoder · 25-06-09, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 50pounds

Just tick bruteforce connect your subbed modem and have a few beers while it scans for macs the longer you leave it the better the resluts you get

An active scan should NEVER be run for more than a few minutes at a time and preferably never more than once or twice per day.

MorriSoft · 25-06-09, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCoder

An active scan should NEVER be run for more than a few minutes at a time and preferably never more than once or twice per day.

Could you explain the difference between passive and active scanning mate? cheers

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25-06-09, 10:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
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25-06-09, 11:12 AM	#5 (permalink)
djbones Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 108 Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts	Re: should i sniff for macs on my subbed modem If you're using DHCP sniffer you don't need to. Just click the arrow next to 'Discover' and tick 'Bruteforce'. Then It'll do it's thing.

25-06-09, 11:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
badboy_uk Technology Forums Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 320 Thanks: 26 Thanked 56 Times in 34 Posts	Re: should i sniff for macs on my subbed modem ive heard and read that if u put a base mac most recent and workin one it suppossed to get good results up to u buddy u can just leave it like that it will do the work also

25-06-09, 01:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: should i sniff for macs on my subbed modem You can do passive sniffing (listening only) from your subbed modem but never attempt to do active scanning from a subbed modem. As a point of interest, VM now have "listeners" on most segments that are specifically looking for active scanners. They dont actually seem to be doing anything with the data yet but they are taking note !

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