Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2000 18:18:30 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> Cc: DRHAGER@de.ibm.com, Olaf Hoyer <ohoyer@fbwi.fh-wilhelmshaven.de>, freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sniffing networks Message-ID: <3873ED66.A1D650FD@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001051413360.25327-100000@hydrant.intranova.net>
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Omachonu Ogali wrote:
>
> On Tue, 4 Jan 2000, Wes Peters wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> 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.
OK, let me rephrase: "Stick the users on a GOOD switch..." ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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