ICMP Spoofing: The Art of Being a Prophetic Troublemaker

By: Prophetic Pete, Master of the Dark Arts

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What is ICMP Spoofing?

ICMP Spoofing is the art of making it appear as though your computer is a different machine than it actually is. It's like being a master of disguise, but with more ping packets.

Why Bother?

You bother when your boss asks you to do a network audit, and you want to look like you're actually doing real work.

Basic Techniques

You can start with the basics: ping -t or ping -t -a for the more... adventurous types.

Advanced Techniques

Now that you've got the basics down, it's time to move on to more complex techniques like:

• ARP Spoofing (because who doesn't love a good MAC address heist)
• ICMP Redirect (because why not just redirect all the traffic to your favorite cat video streaming site)
• ICMP Flood (because who needs to be productive when you can just flood the network with ping packets)