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Date:      Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:46:26 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl>
Cc:        "(Jim Mercer)" <jim@reptiles.org>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: problems with the ep (ethernet) driver? 2.2.[67]
Message-ID:  <36D64342.535BC758@newsguy.com>
References:  <XFMail.990224181305.asmodai@wxs.nl>

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Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai wrote:
> 
> I do remember a thread about a likewise problem, but cannot for the gods
> remember which forum it was. Try a search of questions and net with
> promiscuous mode as the search key. I'll try and see what I can find myself.

I suspect you might be remembering a thread concerning broadcasts
and bad netmasks. The broadcasts were not being received because the
netmask was incorrect. When you put the card in promiscuous mode,
the netmask ceased to be relevant, and the broadcasts were received.

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
dcs@newsguy.com
dcs@freebsd.org

	"To make it absolutely clear: you stand on the wrong end of my
blasters, so you better get lost before I start target practice!"




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