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Ghost ports (infosec.pub)
submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by westo232@lemmy.world to c/sysadmin@lemmy.world
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In the middle of a live VLAN readressing of a 200-node company, I encountered this gem. The ports just kept blinking on even after plugging out the cables. (HP aruba 24 port switch)

One turned off after a reboot.

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[โ€“] argh_another_username@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Those are WiFi ports.

[โ€“] sudo42@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It's like people have never heard of wireless networking. Sheesh.

/s