A new local area network attack through IP and MAC address spoofing

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network that connects computers with each other within a limited area such as a locality, college, office etc. Though Wi-Fi offers mobility, handiness and is cost effective than LAN connections in setting up, still LAN are being used at Library, Home, Offices for its fast transfer speed and higher reliability. Realizing the different threats associated with LAN based networks and hacking them to make them more secure by letting people know about this problem is what this paper is all about. In this paper, we have pointed out the common and existing attacks in LAN and also proposed a new attack of getting access of internet through different IP address and MAC address of same LAN by examining three Internet Service Providers in India. We have made this attack working by using some very useful but little known software's. This paper outlines the way one get access to others internet account and how to deal with it by making people familiar with scanning tool like Advanced IP Scanner and MAC Address Changer.