[lilmisssmith]

could some plz tel me what mac spoofing is?!

 

[effex]

maybe

Not sure but SOUNDS like spoofing a computer mac address to conceal one's identity. Common in times where someone has a wireless device and attempts to connect to an unsecure wireless network.

ie. using a fake name so no one will know who you are.

 

[lilmisssmith]

Thx 4 the info,
A m8 of mine is having problems on his comp and has mentioned something about mac spoofing being the problem, also he has mentioned port scan, could you give me some info on that?

 

[effex]

Port Scan

A port scan is usually when someone has obtained your IP address and is scanning all ports from that address to see if there are any which are open. Some of these ports also provide information about your computer (ie. port 137,139). Usually a port scan is run on machines for malicious reasons.

 

[lilmisssmith]

Tnx again,
is there anything my m8 can do against this 'port scan' ?

 

[effex]

firewall

A firewall can be constructed and setup with rules to block these ports. Be aware that these rules are mainly customized and be sure you do not block anything you need access to.

 

[lilmisssmith]

tnk u yet again,

 

[lilmisssmith]

Sorry bout this but i am completely unaware of what to do on computers, how does he set up the firewall to do that?

 

[johnwill]

MAC Spoofing is changing or hiding your real MAC address and attempting to masquerade as someone else. Here's a site with more info: http://www.klcconsulting.net/Change_MAC_w98.htm

 

[lilmisssmith]

Thanks for the site,

 

[kevinj]

MAC address faking is very easy in *nix using ifconfig

/sbin/ifconfig eth0 hw ether 00:80:C8:F8:4A:51