> -----Original Message-----
> From: Support
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 7:12 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Support
> Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] Promiscuous Mode
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anand Shankar [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 8:39 AM
> To: Linux Delhi
> Subject: [linux-delhi] Promiscuous Mode
>
> 1. While shutting down my system (RH6.2), I get the following
> message:
>
> device eth0 left promiscuos mode
>
> Obviously system is running with eth0 in promiscuous mode, which I
> know is a
> Security concern.
>
> I have tried:
>
> ifconfig -promisc eth0
>
> but has not worked.
>
> 2. When I do an ifconfig, I get a "L A R G E" number on OVR, both RX
> and TX.
> What is this Overrun all about? How does it affect the performance
> or is it
> a spillover effect of the device running in promiscuous mode.
>
>
> Anand Shankar
>
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