Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 11:38:37 +0000 From: carlopmart <carlopmart@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Options to monitor/sniff network traffic under a vm Message-ID: <5219ECBD.4040209@gmail.com>
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Hi all, I need to monitor/sniff network traffic for three subnets (1 GiB nets) and I need to do this using a virtual guest under an ESXi 5 host (yes, it is a "handicap"). I would like to use FreeBSD 8.4 + netmap, but I see some problems: a) How can I avoid sharing interrupts for nics interfaces?? This vm needs to use 6 nic interfaces. b) Which is best: em or ixgb emulated drivers?? c) Is it a good idea to enable polling in these nics?? Thanks.
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