promisc mode

sulekha · 08-23-2008, 04:46 AM

Hi,

i typed man ifconfig in my terminal to get the following

-promisc

Enable or disable the promiscuous mode of the interface. If selected, all packets on the network will be received by the interface.

i have also read that promiscuous mode is enabled only for certain troubleshooting situations/applications.

can any one give the situations where promiscuous mode is enabled ?

quixy · 08-23-2008, 05:56 AM

For example when you want to monitor or analyse your network traffic. Remember that you will be able to see all network traffic as long as your switch/bridge/gateway/router allows this.