[Stig Bjørlykke <stig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 11:24 PM, Guy Harris <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Aug 7, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Stig Bjørlykke wrote:
>> * "Capture all in promiscuous mode" can be checked even if not all
>> interfaces have this.
>
> There is no API in libpcap to inquire whether an interface supports promiscuous mode; before Michael and Irene's changes, "Capture in promiscuous mode" could be checked regardless of whether promiscuous mode actually works.

Hmm, I have to rephrase this issue.  This is what I really wanted to say:
* The global "Capture all in promiscuous mode" can be checked even if
some interfaces have promiscuous mode turned off.  I think the global
checkbox should be turned off if some of the interfaces has
promiscuous mode turned off.


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Stig Bjørlykke