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From: Kurt Jaeger <lists@opsec.eu>
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Subject: Re: Interactions with mxge, pf, nfsd, and the kernel
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Hi!

> For an unscientific test,  tcpdump -i bce1 for ~5 seconds gave these stats:
> 
> 321 packets captured
> 53776 packets received by filter
> 52703 packets dropped by kernel

So, the interface still receives/sends ? What happens if you

ifconfig bce1 down
ifconfig bce1 up

? Are the packets valid or not ?

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