Date: Wed, 08 Dec 1999 09:26:17 +0100 From: Tony Voet <Tony.Voet@rug.ac.be> To: Matt Gostick <matt@crazylogic.net> Cc: freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ethernet promiscuous mode. Message-ID: <384E1629.D70C4569@rug.ac.be> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912080049330.68943-100000@thunk.crazylogic.net>
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Matt Gostick wrote: > > It is my understanding that promiscuous mode is used for sniffers > so they can capture all packets... Is there any other reason why > my ethernet card would go into promiscuous mode without root (me) > telling it to? Or is it more probable that someone hacked root > and is sniffing other machines on the network from my box? DHCP and advanced port scanners can put your NIC in promiscuous mode too. Best regards, Tony Voet Radiology and Medical Imaging Phone: +32 9 240 4073 Gent University Fax: +32 9 240 4969 De Pintelaan 185 mailto:Tony.Voet@rug.ac.be 9000 Gent http://mri2-gw00.rug.ac.be/ Belgium To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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