From: "Bruno Negr�o" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In the column "Flag" I have the flag "M" which means "promicuous mode" as I > read in some documentations. > > Why is my interfaces starting up in promiscuous mode. Which are the > implications? How can I stop it?
The M does not stand for promiscuous mode. Where did you read that? The flags are a shortened form of the state of the interface, as if you had done an "ifconfig". See for yourself, do an "ifconfig eth0" and "ifconfig lo" and see how it corresponds: BMRU = Broadcast, Multicast, Running, Up LRU = Loopback, Running, Up -- Gene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Firewalls mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.gnac.net/mailman/listinfo/firewalls
