First, your messages are all OT to this list.
Second, your questions are answered in the text you quoted.
If you still don't understand, then don't try to, and sit there.
horio shoichi
On 8 Jun 2003 16:42:27 +0800
"forge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Thanks.
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> I've tried making my NIC to promiscues mode, but it seemed no any effect.
> Did you mean I should make my NIC mac address to be 255.255.255.255.
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> My actual object is to find the code filtering mac address in ethernet
> layer.
> I've thought it's easy but I failed.
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> Do you know which source file the code is located in?
>
> Regards,
> Forge
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> >
> >Usually, the ethernetcard takes care of that. This has a hardware filter
> >that is programmed with the mac from a config rom on the NIC. That is why
> >you can set your mac-address. If you subscribe to a ethernet multicast
> >address (rarely used) the crc of the ethernet multicast is matched in a
> >smart filter. A NIC can be set to promiscues mode to accept all packets, in
> >that case, the IP layer has to do all the filtering...
> >
> >> I use FreeBSD 4.5 system and can anyone give me some advice?
> >>
> >> Much thanks.
> >> Forge
> >>
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