fxp: promiscuous mode enabled

[Jonathan Horne]

On Sunday 09 April 2006 10:06, Derek Ragona wrote:
> promiscuous mode means the ethernet NIC grabs ALL packets, not just the
> ones addressed to it.  This is typically done by packet sniffers.
>
>          -Derek
>
> At 09:35 AM 4/9/2006, Thiago Esteves de Oliveira wrote:
> >  Hi,
> >
> >  I have a problem with my ethernet adapter (fxp)...
> >
> >  When a run 'dmesg',  look:
> >
> >  fxp: promiscuous mode enabled
> >  fxp: promiscuous mode disabled
> >  fxp: promiscuous mode enabled
> >  fxp: promiscuous mode disabled
> >
> >  I didn't find it in fxp's manual...
> >
> >
> >What's it ...
> >
> >--
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> >
> > > Thiago Esteves de Oliveira                                      <
> >
> >================================================

Typical Intel ethernet nic behavior of every one ive ever had.  they do that 
in linux too.  i think its just part of its initialization routines or 
something.  it ends up in the disabled mode anyway, i dont think its worth 
worrying over.  :)

cheers,
jonathan