Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] NIC card trace problem

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From: Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:55:26 -0800
On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 01:49:33PM -0700, Steve Mecklenburg wrote:
> I was wondering if anyone else had problems getting info from a 3Com
> 3C920 card? All I can get is broadcast traffic. I am trying to
> troubleshoot IP video. If I use a megahertz card I see all.

If you're using the Megahertz card on the same network as the 3C920
card, perhaps the problem is that the version of the driver for that
card in the OS version you're using doesn't support promiscuous mode:

	http://www.ethereal.com/faq.html#promiscsniff

You'd have to ask the supplier of the driver, or the OS, for further
help on that issue.