Re: Locating switches in a multi-layer switching environment

["Ivan ." <ivanhec@gmail.com>]

Hi Jon,

Assume it's Cisco we're talking about? If so CDP would be helpful in
this situation.

Here is a previous thread, old but useful
http://seclists.org/pen-test/2003/May/0124.html

Also, give ICMP and SNMP a shot

cheers
Ivan

On 3/18/07, Jon R. Kibler <Jon.Kibler@aset.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A network recon question: When pen testing an environment that deploys 
> multi-layer switching, how can one reliably map the network and the relative 
> location of all of the switches?
>
> Add to this VLANS... How can you map VLANs that are on the network, especially 
> if your access is but on one VLAN, and that VLAN is different than the switch 
> management VLAN?
>
> Thoughts, tools, tricks, white papers, etc. appreciated.
>
> THANKS!
> Jon Kibler
> --
> Jon R. Kibler
> Chief Technical Officer
> Advanced Systems Engineering Technology, Inc.
> Charleston, SC  USA
> (843) 849-8214
>
>
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