xStack DES-3800 Series Layer 3 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch CLI Manual
H/W
type
Protocol
type
H/W
address
length
Protocol
address
length
Operation
ARP reply
Sender
H/W address
00-20-5C-01-11-11
Sender
protocol
address
10.10.10.1
Target
H/W address
00-20-5C-01-22-22
Target
protocol
address
10.10.10.2
Table – 3 (ARP Payload)
When PC B replies the query, the “Destination Address” in the Ethernet frame will be changed to PC A’s MAC address. The “Source
Address” will be changed to PC B’s MAC address (see Table-4).
Destination address
00-20-5C-01-11-11
Source address
00-20-5C-01-22-22
Ether-type ARP
FCS
Table – 4 (Ethernet frame format)
The switch will also examine the “Source Address” of Ethernet frame and find that the address is not in the Forwarding Table. The
switch will learn PC B’s MAC and update its Forwarding Table.
Forwarding Table
Port2 00-20-5C-01-22-22
Port1 00-20-5C-01-11-11
How ARP spoofing attacks a network
ARP spoofing, also known as ARP poisoning, is a method to attack an Ethernet network which may allow an attacker to sniff data
frames on a LAN, modify the traffic, or stop the traffic altogether (known as a Denial of Service - DoS attack). The principle of ARP
spoofing is to send the fake, or spoofed ARP messages to an Ethernet network. Generally, the aim is to associate the attacker's or
random MAC addresses with the IP address of another node (such as the default gateway). Any traffic meant for that IP address
would be mistakenly re-directed to the node specified by the attacker.
IP spoofing attacks are caused by Gratuitous ARPs that occur when a host sends an ARP request to resolve its own IP address.
Figure-4 shows a hacker within a LAN to initiate ARP spoofing attack.
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