Hi David,
> Will promiscuous mode work properly if my computer is plugged into a > switch? I've tried unsuccessfully to use tcpdump or tethereal to view > all the network traffic, but I'm always confined to traffic that either > originates or is destined to my machine (broadcasts too). Or is it > perhaps the NIC? Do all NICs have the ability to go into promiscuous > mode? that is really the point of a switched network. Switches are supposed to be smart in that they learn about who is at what port and only repeat broadcast traffic to everyone. Cheers, Nathan > Thanks in advance. > > Dave. > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > -- "Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods." Albert Einstein Chisolm's First Corollary to Murphy's Second Law: When things just can't possibly get any worse, they will. -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
