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| Subject: | Re: Promiscuous Mode |
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| Date: | Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:54:47 -0500 |
Simon,
Setting an interface into promiscuous mode means it will not send
packets out that interface and there will be no IP address assigned to
it. It will, however, still listen on that interface. This is a
typical requirement of deploying an IDS.
On 3/19/08, Simon Templar <73696d6f6e74656d706c617200@googlemail.com> wrote:
Hello everybody, I have a question concerning "Promiscuous Mode", I know what it is, but I would like to know exactly what is happening behind the scenes when I change my NIC to this mode For example: what is the technicality in writing the command: ifconfig eth0 promisc? Your help is so much appreciated. Best regards. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps NOW? Cenzic finds more, "real" vulnerabilities fast. Click to try it, buy it or download a solution FREE today! http://www.cenzic.com/downloads ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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