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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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