Let's leave NIC's private life out of this, ok?

The NIC shouldn't need to go promiscuous for the simple fact that he's
trying to find packets that are hitting that box - so its only got to see
traffic that's destined for it. The flip side of that is that I don't
remember the last NIC I bought which couldn't go promiscuous, so I doubt
that's the issue, unless its an OLD POS model.

I'm thinking it might actually be a filter in NetMon that's causing the
issue - but I don't know exactly why.

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Roger D. Seielstad - MTS MCSE MS-MVP
Sr. Systems Administrator
Inovis Inc.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rick Kingslan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:59 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> 
> 
> Total and complete speculation as I can't imagine in my 
> wildest dreams as to
> why NetMon isn't picking up all of these 1000's of packets 
> that Justin is
> seeing.  The shim isn't able to read?  <shrug>
> 
> Yeah, I've seen some pretty messed up stuff in NetMon as 
> well.  In fact, the
> reverse is true - I've seen stuff in NetMon that Ethereal 
> wasn't able to
> correctly read.
> 
> I suspect that the biggest issue is that the NIC is not promiscuous. 
> 
> Rick Kingslan  MCSE, MCSA, MCT
> Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:43 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> 
> Yes. :o)
> 
> I have not heard of ethereal being able to pick up packets that netmon
> can't. Have you positive experience of this or is it theory? 
> I have seen
> some pretty hokey packets in netmon. 
> 
>   joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 8:50 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Joe,
> 
> If the NIC can't get into promiscuous mode, won't it ignore 
> packets that are
> *not* addressed to it?  IOW, a packet comes in for another 
> machine.  It
> notes that the packet came in (via the stats at the In - Out [which, I
> question to some degree anyway]) but it's not for me.  
> Because I'm not in
> promiscuous mode, I don't (can't) copy it, so I drop it.  
> Because it wasn't
> copied, it's not passed to the NetMon shim.  However, a 
> packet the *IS*
> addressed to me shows up and is passed up the stack and is 
> read as well by
> the NetMon shim.  This one shows up in the trace buffer.
> 
> Also, isn't it possible that the packets that are showing up 
> at Justin's
> system corrupted.  NetMon may or may not deal with it 
> properly (can't answer
> that one, honestly).. Ethereal, does, however present even the corrupt
> packets with some ability to determine what might be the 
> problem.  The Pcap
> module does seem to be a bit ahead of the shim that NetMon uses.
> 
> Yes, I know - but if the packets show up in the in-out 
> counter on Justin's
> system, but no one else's - they must be destined for his 
> system.  Heck, I
> dunno.  Me, I'm just one of the team here, and I'm counting 
> on my supporting
> cast.  Rick can't do everything.... (to paraphrase the football
> commercial.....)
> 
> ;p
> 
> Rick Kingslan  MCSE, MCSA, MCT
> Microsoft MVP - Active Directory
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 6:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> 
> Shouldn't need to NETMON will see everything Ethereal will. 
> If the traffic
> is hitting that NIC, it should be visible in NETMON unless 
> the NIC can't go
> into promiscious mode. Even still, anything addressed to that 
> machine should
> be visible. 
> 
>   joe
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Moran
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:55 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> Salandra, Justin A. wrote:
> > I am watching my interface in netmon and there is nothing 
> coming up.  
> > I see other traffic on the network.
> 
> You could install Ethereal (http://www.ethereal.com) which 
> will capture and
> analyze individual packets.
> 
> That would answer the question once and for all, since you'd 
> be able to see
> details of every single packet.  At the rate you're gathering 
> incomming
> packets, you should only need a few seconds worth of capture 
> to find out
> where it's coming from.
> 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Joe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:36 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> > 
> > 
> > I would guess that it is probably mostly ARP's and other 
> broadcasts. I 
> > would say whomever mentioned the viruses is probably accurate, but 
> > open that up to all of the broadcast and searching viruses 
> like mumu 
> > and code red and nimda and ... And ... And ... And ...
> > 
> > Whatever traffic it is though, it should be readily available in 
> > netmon unless the wrong interface is being watched.
> > 
> > 
> >    joe
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gil 
> > Kirkpatrick
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 2:35 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > 
> > My first thought it might be machine policy, but it sounds like the 
> > traffic is fairly continuous, as opposed to just after boot.
> > 
> > Are you running any p2p software?
> > 
> > -g
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:47 AM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> > 
> > 
> > Netmon is gathering traffic but not showing all the packets 
> that I am 
> > receiving.
> > 
> > I am finding these numbers by going into Network and 
> clicking on the 
> > status of my network connection.  Right now I have 29,000 packets 
> > received and 5,000 sent and my laptop has been on for an hour.
> > 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Gil Kirkpatrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > Sent:       Monday, October 06, 2003 1:26 PM
> > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> > Subject:    RE: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> > 
> > "I have run network monitor and  can not find what the 
> traffic is that 
> > I am receiving."
> > 
> > Meaning that NETMON is not showing any traffic? Or that 
> NETMON can't 
> > identify the traffic?
> > 
> > How are you determining that you are actually receiving 
> this traffic?
> > PERFMON?
> > 
> > -gil
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Salandra, Justin A. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 5:39 AM
> > To: ActiveDir (E-mail)
> > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT Received Packets
> > 
> > 
> > This a little off topic, but I have to ask.  My Laptop 
> within minutes 
> > of being turned on receives over 7,000 packets and sends 
> only 300 or 
> > so.  In 15 minutes I will have over 30,000 received packets.  My 
> > computer is the only one this is happening too.
> > 
> > I have run network monitor and  can not find what the 
> traffic is that 
> > I am receiving.  I have run a antivirus scan on my computer with 
> > updated DAT files and found nothing.  I have looked at my 
> services and 
> > did not find anything different.
> > 
> > This only happens on my work network, not at home.  Does 
> anyone have 
> > any ideas?
> > 
> > Justin A. Salandra, MCSE
> > Senior Network Engineer
> > Catholic Healthcare System
> > 212.752.7300 - office
> > 917.455.0110 - cell
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