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Date:      Sun, 17 Feb 2002 14:58:56 -0500
From:      "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net>
To:        "FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "Robert Tsay" <cctsay@coollinux.adsldns.org>
Subject:   Re: FE promiscuous mode?
Message-ID:  <20020217195659.0B83448449@wastegate.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0202151706310.25535-100000@coollinux.adsldns.org>

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On Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:36:10 -0800 (PST), Robert Tsay wrote:

>Anyone know what happened about this?
>
>host/kernel: fxp0: promiscuous mode enabled
>host/kernel: fxp0: promiscuous mode disabled

where you using tcpdump?

I believe it enables it to snoop all packets and then disables when
done

promiscuous mode just allows the interface to read all packets on the
network

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doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net

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