> Some one said that they new how via streams messages to find out if the > stream is in promiscuous mode? I don't think that this is possible, but > could they please reply? The "stream" is not in promiscuous mode, but an interface might be (that's the gist of all this traffic about TDRs, etc.) If you want to check your own system's interface, try one of these: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ToolsUnixSysMon.htm#Cpm http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ToolsUnixSysMon.htm#Ifstatus -- Dave Dittrich Client Services dittrich@cac.washington.edu Computing & Communications University of Washington <a href="http://www.cac.washington.edu/People/dad/"> Dave Dittrich / dittrich@cac.washington.edu</a>