Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:05:02 +0200 From: "locus" <own3d@gmx.net> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: rl0: promiscuous mode enabled Message-ID: <MKELJLDELMDJNLKMHMAIMEFKCAAA.own3d@gmx.net> In-Reply-To: <174317566.20010724132155@itv.kiev.ua>
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Hi, promiscuous mode means that you can see all packets on the ethernet, not just the ones addressed to this nic. tcpdump and such programs need promiscuous mode. bye -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Alexander S. Usov Sent: Dienstag, 24. Juli 2001 12:22 To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: rl0: promiscuous mode enabled Hi. Does anybody know what does that mean? -- Best regards, Alexander mailto:lex@itv.kiev.ua To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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