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Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 10:57:49 -0400
From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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Subject: Re: fxp: promiscuous mode enabled
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"Thiago Esteves de Oliveira" <thiago.e.o@gmail.com> 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 ...

http://foldoc.org/foldoc.cgi?query=promiscuous&action=Search

Programs such as tcpdump and snort will put the interface in promiscuous
mode.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com