The problem is that the VMWare virtual switch gets it right - it really is a
switch. So while you will see traffic from other VMs, do read the article in
the FAQ on switched networks for the limitations.  Also Google "vmware
virtual switch promiscuous mode -esx" finds some interesting bits.

-----Burton




-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Sepulveda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:59 PM
To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Ntop] NTOP not capturing TCP

Thanks for the reply.  The problem was that my NTOP application was running
on a virtual machine.  Although the virtual linux interface was put into
promiscuous mode by NTOP, it could not get the physical interface on the
host OS to go into promiscuous mode.  
 
Pete

________________________________

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Burton Strauss III
Sent: Sat 7/21/2007 4:38 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [Ntop] NTOP not capturing TCP



Read the FAQ article on switches.

Check the info page, and the status of the interface - make sure it's in
promiscuous mode.

 

More info about your configuration can't hurt, can it? - responding minds
don't like to guess.

 

------Burton

 

________________________________

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pete
Sepulveda
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ntop] NTOP not capturing TCP

 

My NTOP server is only capturing Broadcast traffic and no TCP.  It's on a
multi-homed box with the capturing interface plugged into a port that is
monitoring another port.  I know that I'm overlooking something that should
be simple.  Has anyone encountered this before?

 

Thanks,

 

 

 

Pete Sepulveda, MCP 

 

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