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- From: mccoy@cs.iastate.edu (Chris McCoy)
- Subject: Re: promiscuous mode for network
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- Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 17:25:20 GMT
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- cyrus@su.com (W. Tait Cyrus) writes:
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- >Does anyone know if HP-UX (A.08.07 A 9000/730) allows placing the
- >network controller into promiscuous mode enabling 'root' to grab
- >packets off the of network? If so, any pointers would be greately
- >appreciated.
-
- >Thanks in advance
-
- I've not been able to find this in the manuals either, but in
- "<sys/netio.h>" there is a definition for ENABLE_PROMISCUOUS
- for use with NETCTRL. The real question I have is, has anyone
- written any software (for HP-UX) that performs the same type
- functions as Sun's "etherfind"? Etherfind has been invaluable
- to our operation.
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