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Date:      Sun, 25 Nov 2001 18:18:19 +0100
From:      Joost Bekkers <joost@bps.jodocus.org>
To:        Joseph Maxwell <jaymax@ns.net>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Promiscuous mode?
Message-ID:  <20011125181819.A3911@bps.jodocus.org>
In-Reply-To: <3C012670.8F0FFE0A@ns.net>; from jaymax@ns.net on Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 09:12:16AM -0800
References:  <bulk.51211.20011111182707@hub.freebsd.org> <3C012670.8F0FFE0A@ns.net>

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On Sun, Nov 25, 2001 at 09:12:16AM -0800, Joseph Maxwell wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Setting up a LAN behind a DSL Router on a 486 -DX2 Box: BSD 4.2
> for network card
> 
>      dmesg ==>
> 
>           ed0: device timeout
>           ed0: promiscuous mode enabled
> 

You wouldn't be trying to use an isa nic?
If so, check your irq setting.

> What is promiscuous mode ?
>

During 'normal' operations a network card only takes packets from the net which
have the cards mac address as a destination (and the broadcast packets)

In promiscuous mode it takes all packets.

-- 
greetz Joost
joost@jodocus.org

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