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Date:      Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:43:18 +0100
From:      sthaug@nethelp.no
To:        asmodai@wxs.nl
Cc:        mph@pobox.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: tcpdump and localhost
Message-ID:  <11937.916184598@verdi.nethelp.no>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:37:36 %2B0100 (CET)"
References:  <XFMail.990113003736.asmodai@wxs.nl>

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> OK, and if I ping the IP address associated with the NIC then it gets put
> on the wire right?

If you ping the IP address associated with the NIC from *the host itself*,
it won't be put on the wire. You have to ping it from another host.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

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