[openbeosnetteam] Re: header files
- From: "Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeosnetteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 18:41:34 CET (+0100)
> > BTW what exactly is the promiscuous mode=3D3F
> It captures every packet instead of just the ones it normally gets.
> basically the NIC acts as a filter for the network traffic and
> normally only
> accepts packets that are either destined for it, are multicat or
> broadcast.
> Setting the card promiscuous ignores this and means we can test
> faster
> what's going on :)
Now I understand it - I looked it up in the dictionary, but now it
makes sense, thanks!
Adios...
Axel.
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