2 questions....
Ben Pfaff
pfaffben@msu.edu
29 Dec 2000 18:37:07 -0500
Dam_Edged <Don'tBother@home.com> writes:
> I looked at the promisc_check.sh and it checks to see if the machine is
> running
> in promiscuous mode. Not sure what prom. mode is..sigh.
You could just remove it from cron I guess, it's probably not
important.
BTW: Normally an Ethernet card only picks out and delivers to the
OS the packets that are addressed to it. But in promiscuous mode
it passes on every packet, even those for other systems.
Also: could you please use a real email address?
Don'tBother@home.com just bounces.
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