Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 14:15:16 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> Cc: DRHAGER@de.ibm.com, Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>, freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sniffing networks Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001051413360.25327-100000@hydrant.intranova.net> In-Reply-To: <38721113.FBC3B90E@softweyr.com>
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That doesn't always work. Our 3Com CoreBuilder starts handing out packets to every port on the switch during a severe flood, we've pointed this problem out to 3Com and are awaiting a fix, but I just wanted to let you know that a switched network doesn't always help. Omachonu Ogali Intranova Networking Group On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Wes Peters wrote: > DRHAGER@de.ibm.com wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > Just have the same problem in our students-home network... > > Peer-to-peer network, every OS present, of course no central > > administration... ;-( > > #Would not help anyway... > > 150 users conected... > > > > OK: How do you perform a search for cards in promiscuous mode? > > (Taking some expensive analyzer progs or some simple stuff under UN*X, > > Linsux or NT?) > > Why would you want to search for network interfaces in promiscuous mode? > Stick the users on switched ports so they can't sniff other users packets > and be done with it. > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/ > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-net" in the body of the message
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