Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:01:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Yance Kowara <yance_kowara@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fxp: promiscuous mode enabled Message-ID: <20060409160157.808.qmail@web30303.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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If you run TCPDUMP on the NIC, you'll get the same
message on the console
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> To add, most kinds of network statistic programs
will put the card into
> "catch all" mode...
>
> i would try to watch the system messages, and in
case it happens run a
> ps to see whats happening... that in case, you have
not started any kind
> of program that does statistical network analysis or
content grabbing...
>
> Derek Ragona schrieb:
>> promiscuous mode means the ethernet NIC grabs ALL
packets, not just the
>> ones addressed to it. This is typically done by
packet sniffers.
>>
>> -Derek
>>
>>
>> At 09:35 AM 4/9/2006, Thiago Esteves de Oliveira
wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a problem with my ethernet adapter
(fxp)...
>>>
>>> When a run 'dmesg', look:
>>>
>>> fxp: promiscuous mode enabled
>>> fxp: promiscuous mode disabled
>>> fxp: promiscuous mode enabled
>>> fxp: promiscuous mode disabled
>>>
>>> I didn't find it in fxp's manual...
>>>
>>>
>>> What's it ...
>>>
>>> --
>>> ================================================
>>> > Thiago Esteves de Oliveira
<
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