Sniff For Mac Addresses

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In this tutorial we will Learn -

Wi-Fi router with OpenWrt to sniff for MAC addresses We need to install a passive security system that keep track of smartphones entering specific areas. Our idea is to use a Wi-Fi router with OpenWrt and develop (or adapt) a module that 'sniff' packet exchange before a smartphone connects to it.

What is IP and MAC Addresses

IP Address is the acronym for Internet Protocol address. An internet protocol address is used to uniquely identify a computer or device such as printers, storage disks on a computer network. There are currently two versions of IP addresses. IPv4 uses 32-bit numbers. Due to the massive growth of the internet, IPv6 has been developed, and it uses 128-bit numbers.

  1. Re: Diagnose sniffer packet MAC addresses 2018/08/31 06:22:24 0 you could also save your capture into a textile (putty could e.g. Do that) and convert it to pcap with some script you could find on the net and then open it in Wireshark to see mac addresses.
  2. Added local/remote MAC addresses (relevant only for local network, and it doesn't work with raw sockets) Added IPNetInfo integration - When you put IPNetInfo utility in the same folder of SmartSniff, You can view the information about the remote IP addresses. Added IP Country columns to display the country name of IP addresses.

IPv4 addresses are formatted in four groups of numbers separated by dots. The minimum number is 0, and the maximum number is 255. An example of an IPv4 address looks like this;

127.0.0.1

IPv6 addresses are formatted in groups of six numbers separated by full colons. The group numbers are written as 4 hexadecimal digits. An example of an IPv6 address looks like this;

2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334

In order to simplify the representation of the IP addresses in text format, leading zeros are omitted, and the group of zeros is completed omitted. The above address in a simplified format is displayed as;

2001:db8:85a3:::8a2e:370:7334

MAC Address is the acronym for media access control address. MAC addresses are used to uniquely identify network interfaces for communication at the physical layer of the network. MAC addresses are usually embedded into the network card.

Network

A MAC address is like a serial number of a phone while the IP address is like the phone number.

Exercise

We will assume you are using windows for this exercise. Open the command prompt.

Enter the command

You will get detailed information about all the network connections available on your computer. The results shown below are for a broadband modem to show the MAC address and IPv4 format and wireless network to show IPv6 format.

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What is ARP Poisoning?

ARP is the acronym for Address Resolution Protocol. It is used to convert IP address to physical addresses [MAC address] on a switch. The host sends an ARP broadcast on the network, and the recipient computer responds with its physical address [MAC Address]. The resolved IP/MAC address is then used to communicate. ARP poisoning is sending fake MAC addresses to the switch so that it can associate the fake MAC addresses with the IP address of a genuine computer on a network and hijack the traffic.

ARP Poisoning Countermeasures

Static ARP entries: these can be defined in the local ARP cache and the switch configured to ignore all auto ARP reply packets. The disadvantage of this method is, it’s difficult to maintain on large networks. IP/MAC address mapping has to be distributed to all the computers on the network.

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ARP poisoning detection software: these systems can be used to cross check the IP/MAC address resolution and certify them if they are authenticated. Uncertified IP/MAC address resolutions can then be blocked.

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Operating System Security: this measure is dependent on the operating system been used. The following are the basic techniques used by various operating systems.

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  • Linux based: these work by ignoring unsolicited ARP reply packets.
  • Microsoft Windows: the ARP cache behavior can be configured via the registry. The following list includes some of the software that can be used to protect networks against sniffing;
  • AntiARP– provides protection against both passive and active sniffing
  • Agnitum Outpost Firewall–provides protection against passive sniffing
  • XArp– provides protection against both passive and active sniffing
  • Mac OS: ArpGuard can be used to provide protection. It protects against both active and passive sniffing.

Hacking Activity: Configure ARP entries in Windows

We are using Windows 7 for this exercise, but the commands should be able to work on other versions of windows as well.

Open the command prompt and enter the following command

HERE,

  • aprcalls the ARP configure program located in Windows/System32 directory
  • -a is the parameter to display to contents of the ARP cache

You will get results similar to the following

Note: dynamic entries are added and deleted automatically when using TCP/IP sessions with remote computers.

Static entries are added manually and are deleted when the computer is restarted, and the network interface card restarted or other activities that affect it.

Adding static entries

Open the command prompt then use the ipconfig /all command to get the IP and MAC address

The MAC address is represented using the Physical Address and the IP address is IPv4Address

Enter the following command

Note: The IP and MAC address will be different from the ones used here. This is because they are unique.

Sniff

Use the following command to view the ARP cache

You will get the following results

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Note the IP address has been resolved to the MAC address we provided and it is of a static type.

Deleting an ARP cache entry

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Use the following command to remove an entry

P.S. ARP poisoning works by sending fake MAC addresses to the switch