Patrick McHardy wrote:
Ben Greear wrote:
Could someone give a quick example of when I am wrong and promisc mode
would allow
a NIC to receive a significant number of packets not really destined for
it?
In a switched environment it won't have a big effect, I agree.
It might help avoid receiving unwanted multicast traffic, which
could be more significant than unicast.
Anyways, why be wasteful when it can be avoided .. :)
Ok, I had forgotten about multicast, thanks for the reminder!
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Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com
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