On 08-Aug-2001 Zilvinas Atkociunas wrote:
> Hello mdk fans,
>
> I hope someone could explain me why I can't see my segment packets on my
> promisc workstation (mdk7.2, 2.2.17 kernel, running tcpdump turns PROMISC
> flag to state on). I can watch only packets coming to and from my
> workstation.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> zilvis
>
> BTW: The label on the box where my ws is plugged into plainly says "Dual
> speed 16-port Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Hub" so this is not switch. ;-)
>
IMHO some switch / hub manucfactures (especially low cost) don't care very much
about the difference between hubs and switches. There are names like 10/100
Dual Hub, Switching Hub, ...
So I think what you got is a switch. Or it is something between a hub and a
switch.
Gregor
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E-Mail: Gregor Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 09-Aug-2001
Time: 09:17:15
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