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Well part of the reason this is so exploitable is because with Wifi, packets are broadcast through the air for anyone to pick up. With modern switched networks, packets only get routed to the IP they're intended for.

ye dude, 'modern switched networks' can still be sniffed. see arp-flooding etc.

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