Re: promiscuous mode

[Guido Notari <gnotari@linkgroup.it>]

"Robert D. Currier" wrote:

> You *are* on a -shared- network port, not a switched
> port, aren't you?  Doesn't matter whether you promiscous
> mode turned on or not if you're on a switched port. You'll
> only see traffic destined for that host.
> 
> We use optical splitters to peel a portion of the signal
> out for monitoring purposes.  Mirror ports work as well, but
> they add CPU overhead to the router.

Grrrrr, I checked, the little thing IS actually a switch, not a simple
ethernet hub.
That's the reason...

Thanks for the quick answer.

	Ciao
		Guido