I would check the switch configuration for the port where the Linux machine is connected. Maybe it is configured to replicate all switch traffic. By default the concept of switching means each port gets it's own traffic but that can be changed in some equipments. You will have to dive into the switch docs for that!
Fabrício Santos
NetCache Technical Advisor
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Haskew [mailto:steve.haskew@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 22:30
To: ethereal-users@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Ethereal-users] Windows XP Promiscuous mode
I've been having trouble with Windows XP Pro and Ethereal in promiscuous
mode. I can't receive packets that aren't directed to my computer. Other
places suggest that it's because I'm connected to a switch, but another
computer (running Linux), connected to the same switch, using the same model
of NIC, can capture everything fine. Is this a problem in Ethereal, WinPcap,
or Windows XP?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Steve Haskew
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