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The Rogue DHCP Server is manually confi gured by a Network user by mistake (i.e.
adding a wireless router to a Network for more wireless coverage, turning the DHCP
option on in a Server in the Network, etc….).
Hacker compromised machine pretending to be a valid DHCP Server to assign the IP
Addresses and other parameters to Clients. Hackers use the Rogue DHCP Server to
assign a modifi ed DNS Server Address to redirect users to compromised or outright
fraudulent Web Sites. The following fi gure illustrates a DHCP Cheat Attack.
Figure 12-7 DHCP Cheat Attack